Dialogue over discord: PM's reply to Lex Fridman's question on India-China ties

India Today

PM Modi reaffirmed his preference for dialogue over discord. Fridman asked how PM Modi's relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping could be revived to ease tensions between New Delhi and Beijing.

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00:00You and Xi Jinping have considered each other friends.

00:03How can that friendship be reinvigorated to help de-escalate some of the recent tensions

00:09and resume dialogue and cooperation with China?

00:13India-China relationship is not a modern one.

00:23Both are ancient cultures, ancient civilizations, and have a role in the modern world as well.

00:39If you look at the old records, China and India have been learning from each other for centuries.

00:49Both have contributed to the welfare of the world.

00:57The old records say that India and China had more than 50% of the world's GDP.

01:06India and China have contributed a lot to the development of the world.

01:18There is no history of conflict between India and China in the past.

01:23They have always been learning from each other.

01:30And the impact of the Buddha was enough in China at some point.

01:35And that thought went from here.

01:40We should continue these relations in the future as well.

01:51There are differences as far as two neighboring countries are concerned.

01:59Occasional disagreements are very natural.

02:03Not everything is like that.

02:04It happens in a family as well.

02:07But we try to avoid these differences from becoming a dispute.

02:12We try to do that.

02:15In the same way, we do not discourage.

02:20We strengthen the dialogue.

02:25That is when a stable, cooperative relationship is in the best interest of both the countries.

02:38It is true that our border dispute continues.

02:44So, due to the incident that happened on the border in 2020,

02:49the situation between us became very bad.

02:52But now I have met with the President.

02:55After that, the things on the border have returned to normal.

03:00We are now working in the same situation as before 2020.

03:05Now, slowly, that faith, enthusiasm, enthusiasm and energy will come back.

03:12It will take some time.

03:13There is a five-year gap in between.

03:18Our cooperation is not only beneficial,

03:20but also necessary for global stability and prosperity.

03:26And when the 21st century is the century of Asia,

03:29then we would like to see a competition between India and China.

03:31Competition is natural.

03:34Competition is not wrong.

03:36There should be no struggle.

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