China seeks to de-link border tensions from overall relations, nothing doing says Rajnath

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New Delhi: China is seeking to de-link its aggressive actions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) against India from the overall bilateral relations between the two countries, an attempt which has been rejected by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Singh Thursday “categorically conveyed that development of relations between India and China is premised on prevalence of peace and tranquility at the borders”. Chinese State Councillor and Defence Minister General Li Shangfu, who held bilateral talks with Singh Thursday, sought to school India on how it should see the bilateral relations. A statement released by the People’s Liberation Army after the...