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[India suggested to China today "mutual accommodation" based on "ground realities" to resolve the boundary dispute, a reference in particular to Beijing's claim over Arunachal Pradesh.
In his first interaction with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao here on the sidelines of the 10th summit of the ASEAN, Singh said "we shall show accommodation but an accommodation must take into account ground realities." "Mutual understanding should be complete and mutual accommodation should be realistic," Singh told Wen during their 40-minute meeting, according to National Security Adviser J N Dixit.
Elaborating on Singh's remarks regarding "ground realities" to resolve the boundary question, Dixit said it referred to the Chinese advocacy in Arunachal Pradesh, indicating that China should accept the northeastern state as an integral part of India.
China claims sovereignty over a large section of Arunachal Pradesh which shares a 1030-km border with China's Tibet region.
Acknowledging that the boundary issue was a complex one, Wen said "it may take time to resolve it" but what was needed was "confidence, patience and political will". PTI]
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