Union Minister for External Affairs SM Krishna on Thursday said that India does not view China or Chinas development as a threat. We recognize that cooperation and competition can overlap,as it is not possible to have a perfect congruence of interests between two nations as vast and diverse as India and China. Such competition or lack of cooperation must not be misunderstood as antagonism, Krishna said. Speaking during a function related to release of two books on China and India,brought out by Observer Research Foundation,Krishna said: Our differences,when they exist,must be handled with dialogue and diplomacy. He noted that both the countries have a vibrant system of political exchanges and have created a full-fledged architecture of dialogue at all official levels,covering all fields with the parameters of the Strategic and Global Partnership. It is our endeavour to fully utilize these mechanisms,address issues in a frank and mature manner and set new goals,rather than allow uncertainties to persist and lead to mistrust and grudge, the Minister said today at the launch function at Observer Research Foundation,Chaired by M. Rasgotra,President of ORF Centre for International Relations and a former Foreign Secretary. Underlining the importance of people-to-people friendship that New Delhi wants to put on faster track in 2010,Krishna informed that the governments are planning to commemorate the 60th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and China in a befitting manner. Krishna announced that spectacular Festivals of India in China and Chinas in India will be organized to commemorate this milestone.
