February 13, 2011 8:46 PM

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India seeks more clarity in China's nuclear cooperation with Pakistan: FS

India has sought more clarity and transparency in China's nuclear cooperation with Pakistan. It said, Beijing needs to be more sensitive towards India's genuine concerns. Speaking on Sino-India relations at the New School in New York, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said that India was not against Pakistan's relationship with other countries but New Delhi had some genuine concerns about some aspects of the relationship between Beijing and Islamabad. China's support for Pakistan's nuclear ambitions, Ms.Rao said, was an area where India was seeking more clarity and transparency and welcomed an open discussion.Early this week, reports had indicated that China and Pakistan had recently concluded an agreement under which Beijing would construct the fourth nuclear reactor at Khushab in Pakistan's Punjab province. The Washington Post said, the new reactor, if verified, would signal yet another step forward in Pakistan's ambitious effort to modernize and expand its nuclear arsenal. Foreign Secretary also said, New Delhi took strong exception of China's policy of issuing stapled visas to residents of Jammu and Kashmir and its presence in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The relationship between New Delhi and Beijing she said, would be stronger when China shows more sensitivity on issues that impinge on India's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Both sides, Rao said, were working to resolve the boundary dispute. The current talks, she said, were a serious attempt to arrive at fair and mutually acceptable statements for both sides.

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