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| J&K is bilateral issue: Krishna | | No discussions with world counties, multilateral forums | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, Dec 3: Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir was a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan, New Delhi today clarified that it did not encourage discussion on the issue with other countries or multilateral bodies or forum.
Answering questions on Chinese views on J&K, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna in written replies in Rajya Sabha said China regarded J&K as a 'dispute' and it should be settled properly through dialogue between India and Pakistan. The Government had taken up depiction of India in Chinese maps with Chinese side conveying its 'clear and consistent position that J&K was an integral part of India, Mr Krishna said.
Regarding Chinese objections to Tibetan spiritual head Dalai Lama visiting Arunachal Pradesh, Mr Krishna said the Chinese had concerns about the visit because they were claiming the state as a 'disputed area'. It is India's clear and consistent position that Arunachal Pradesh was an integral and inalienable part of India and the Dalai Lama was free to visit any part of India. This had been conveyed to Chinese side, he said.
On the Chinese objections to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Arunachal Pradesh in October 2009, the Minister said China was illegally claiming 90,000 sq km of Indian territory in Arunachal. China had been told clearly that it was an established democratic practice for Indian leaders to visit states for poll campaigning in assembly polls.
The Minister denied suggestions that the 13th round of talks between the Special Representatives of India and China in New Delhi on border dispute concluded in a few hours and the Chinese military analyst had advised his government to work on a strategy to divide India into 20 to 30 independent countries.
The Minister declined an answer or to give details if the Government had registered its objections with China.
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