【Fortaleza/ Beijing/ New Delhi】In a significant development, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday (15-07-14) held their first ever meeting and discussed various issues in Fortaleza.
Xi invited Modi to visit China in November and Modi called for amicably resolving the boundary row with China and sought enhanced investment in India's infrastructure sector.
China invited Modi to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in November. An official statement in New Delhi said that both India and China "emphasized on the need to find a solution to the boundary question. The prime minister stressed the importance of strengthening mutual trust and confidence, and maintaining peace and tranquility on the border".
In Fortaleza to attend the BRICS Summit, Mr. Modi and Mr. Xi met for 80 minutes – extending beyond the scheduled 40 minutes – in what was described as a frank and candid discussion covering a range of issues. Mr. Xi said he was looking forward to his September visit to India, and also welcomed Mr. Modi to visit China this year.
"Had a very fruitful meeting with Chinese President (Mr) Xi Jinping. We discussed a wide range of issues," Modi said Tuesday in a tweet.
○PM, Putin meeting to be rescheduled
【Fortaleza】A meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin was put off last night as the Russian leader was delayed by his engagements in Brasilia.
Modi was to meet Putin after his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping but Putin was delayed by his bilateral engagement with host President Dilma Rousseff in the capital. The meeting will be rescheduled, sources said.
○China's neighbours fear its fist'
【New Delhi】A majority of the people in India, Japan, Philippines and Vietnam believe border disputes with China could result in military conflicts.
Indians see Pakistanis as the biggest threat to them; the other three nations says it's China, suggests a Pew survey report, issued on Monday.
"In a number of the nations closest to China, overwhelming proportions of the public expressed such fears (military conflict), including 93 per cent of Filipinos, 85 per cent of Japanese, 84 per cent of Vietnamese and 83 per cent of South Koreans. Moreover, 61 per cent of the public in the Philippines and 51 per cent in Vietnam say they are very concerned about a possible military confrontation with Beijing, " it said. (THE STORY OF US, CHINA AND ASIA) "And, in China itself, fully 62 per cent are concerned about a possible conflict."
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