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3/8/2015

IndiaChinaborderrowcanberesolved,saysRuddTheHindu

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IndiaChinaborderrowcanberesolved,saysRudd
SuhasiniHaidar

ChinaischangingitslanguagetowardstheDalaiLama,saysKevinMichaelRudd,formerAustralianPrimeMinister.Photo:Shanker
Chakravarty

ChinaischangingitslanguagetowardstheDalaiLamaasalsoitstonalitytowardsTibet,saysformerAustralian
PrimeMinisterKevinRudd.
ItisimportantfromNewDelhisperspectivethatTibet,DharamsalaandtheDalaiLama,representasignificant
constituentelementofthelongunresolvedborderquestionsbetweenIndiaandChina,Mr.RuddtoldTheHinduinan
exclusiveinterview,addingthatthechangedattitudecouldcreatespacefortheresolutionoftheborderdispute
betweenIndiaandChina.
Mr.RuddswordsaresignificantasheisaMandarinspeakingformerdiplomatwhohasbeenaccusedofbeingtoo
SinocentricashedealsfrequentlywiththeChinesegovernment.HewasinDelhiaspresidentoftheAsiaPacific
PolicyInstituteandmetNationalSecurityAdviserAjitDoval,whoisexpectedtotraveltoBeijingsoonforbordertalks.
Sayingthathewouldntpresumetogiveadvicetoeithercountry,Mr.RuddcalledPrimeMinisterNarendraModiand
PresidentXiJinping,whoareduetomeetinBeijinginMay,asstrongleaders.ManyinDelhimaydisagree,and
thinkChinawantstousethebordertoexertleverage,butIdontthinkChinaviewsitthatway.Ithasinsecure
unresolvedmaritimeborderswithallitsneighboursononeside,andsoasecurelandborderisveryimportant.
However,whileMr.RuddidentifiedtheTibetborderontheLACinJammuandKashmir,hedidntrefertothe
unresolvedborderissuealongArunachalPradesh.Mr.RuddcitedtheturnaroundinRussiaChinarelationsafterthe
GorbachevDengXiaopingsummitin1989asanexampleofhowIndiaandChinacouldresolvetheirissuesthathave
seenthemfightawarin1965.
Noteofcaution
SpeakingaboutcloserIndiaU.S.tiesafterU.S.PresidentBarakObamasvisittoNewDelhiinJanuaryandthejoint
visionstatementsignedbybothcountriesonAsiaPacificandtheSouthChinaSea,aswellasagreementswithJapan
andAustralia,Mr.RuddwarnedagainstcreatingasensethattherestoftheregionisganginguponBeijing.
Astrongstatement
ItsveryeasytostokethecontainmentnarrativeinBeijing,Mr.Ruddsaidadding,[TheJointVisionstatement]isa
verystrongstatement,anditwasunexpectedandunanticipated.SoIthinktheChinesewillwatchverycarefullywhat
happensbetweendeclarationandreality.
Keywords:DalaiLama,IndiaChinaborderrow,KevinRudd

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