Minister of State for Defence, M M Pallam Raju says, China posed no threat to India despite border dispute, but the country is equipping itself well and having a strong deterrence so that no adversary took it for granted. Mr. Raju was responding to a question from reporters in Chennai. He said, India has a very healthy economic partnership with China but admitted that there are differences in the perception of the border issue, which are being trashed out at high level meetings of National Security Advisors of the two countries. He made the remark after commissioning Indian Coast Guard ship Rajtarang in Chennai.

On recurring attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy, Mr.Raju said India had taken up the issue with Colombo at diplomatic level.