India and China have made little progress in several rounds of
negotiations over resolving the dispute over their 3,500 km border.
New Delhi disputes Beijing's rule over 38,000 sq km of barren, icy and
uninhabited land on the Tibetan plateau, which China seized from India
in the 1962 war.
China, for its part, claims 90,000 sq km (35,000 square miles) of
territory ruled by India in the eastern part of the border, mostly in
Arunachal Pradesh state.
Although the two sides were seen to be working towards accepting the
status quo and hammering out a swap deal, Beijing's apparent reluctance
to give up claims over Arunachal Pradesh has blocked a solution, Indian
officials say.
"The early settlement of the border issue ... is a shared wish of the
two peoples," Hu said.
The above news bite (hindustantimes) would make us wonder - whether the
will to resolve issues is strong enough! Or just a part of
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