India today inked an agreement with China to set up a hotline between Prime Ministers of the two countries as it conveyed its serious concerns to the leadership over Beijing's issuance of stapled visas to Kashmiris and engagement in projects in PoK.<br/><br/>Wrapping up his four-day visit to China during which he held wide-ranging talks with Premier Wen Jiabao and his counterpart Yang Jiechi, Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna said that the establishment of the hotline showed how close India and China are with each other. Briefing the media on Krishna's meetings here, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said he strongly conveyed India's concern over China stapling visas for residents of Jammu and Kashmir, during his meeting with Yang.<br/><br/>New Delhi underlined the need for more sensitivity to be shown to Indian concerns in this regard. On Krishna's assertion that China should support India's aspiration to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council, she said the issue was raised with Premier Wen by Mr.Krishna. She said, the Chinese position in this regard was as encapsulated in the joint statement issued after Prime Minster Manmohan<br/><br/>Singh's visit to China in 2008 which had said China attached great importance to India's position as a major developing country in international affairs. "The Chinese side understands and supports India's aspirations to play a greater role in the United Nations, including in the Security Council.<br/><br/>On China undertaking development projects in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Rao said, the Chinese side was given the full picture of why New Delhi feels this way about their activity. <br/><br/>She said Krishna also raised the issue of the detention of 21 diamond merchants from Gujarat by China on charges of smuggling and emphasised that the legal process should be conducted in a transparent manner.<br/>