145;Want no confrontation with China146;

Antony8217;s statement comes less than a week after the countries, during Pranab Mukherjee8217;s visit, decided that Sikkim would be discussed between special representatives at an early date.

However, in a balancing act of sorts, Antony announced the setting up of an Integrated Space Cell to counter the 8220;growing threat8221; to Indian space assets. 8220;Offensive counter space systems like anti-satellite weaponry, new classes of heavy-lift and small boosters and an array of Military Space Systems have emerged in our neighbourhood,8221; the Minster said, in a veiled reference to China.