Modi should not create another setback for ties

After China and India defused the two-month long border standoff between their troops last year, both Beijing and New Dehli expressed their aspirations for smoother and more stable ties.

Thus an Indian media report that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning to visit the disputed area it controls and claims as "Arunachal Pradesh" in the early part of this year has naturally raised a lot of eyebrows in China.

India's claim to China's South Tibet is an extremely sensitive issue between the two sides and one that New Dehli knows should be handled with care.