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Now Indian navy should release a notification: Indian navy to actively maintain peace and stability of South China Sea.
On a serious note, Indian Ocean is India's backyard. No foreign powers will be tolerated. It affects our security directly.
too bad,nor can do
We must accept China in our backyard: Khurshid
AFP
New Delhi, December 11, 2012
Union foreign minister Salman Khurshid has said India must accept China's growing presence in its own backyard as Beijing steps up its investments and diplomatic efforts in South Asia.
India has been wary of growing Chinese influence around the Indian Ocean, where
Beijing has forged ties with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Maldives and military-ruled Myanmar, often through funding and building infrastructure.
Speaking at a conference in New Delhi on Monday, Salman Khurshid said: "We will have to accept the new reality of China's presence in many areas that we consider an exclusive playground for India and its friends.
"China for instance would give a right arm to be in the Indian Ocean as comfortably as India is placed in the Indian Ocean... this is an important critical factor for what we will see as the emerging Asian century," he said.
Khurshid, 59, was appointed foreign minister just over six weeks ago amid expectations that he would bring a fresh approach to a decades-old diplomatic strategy that has favoured caution over ambition.
The minister said that India needed to develop its relationship with China into a meaningful partnership in the coming years.
"China is aggressive. China is a partner for us. China is a neighbour for us... the real creativity in India's foreign policy will come in being able to combine the strengths of China with the strengths of India," he said.