Proximity to Pakistan may affect goodwill, BJP team tells China

On August 16, China had pushed the United Nations Security Council to meet for a closed-door, informal consultation on the situation in J&K.

A BJP delegation has conveyed to the Communist Party of China (CPC) leadership that the goodwill China enjoys in India could get affected if Beijing is seen as supporting Pakistan, which the delegation said is fostering and promoting terrorist activities in India.

The 11-member high-level BJP delegation led by general secretary Arun Singh also urged China to take measures to increase imports from India so that the $57.86 billion trade deficit could be brought down.

In discussions between the BJP delegation and the CPC leadership during the seven-day visit that included party MPs, the key message was that “each one should respect the other’s concerns, sensitivities and aspirations,” Singh told The Indian Express.

Incidentally, the BJP delegation’s August 26-September 1 visit comes ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India in…

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