Indian Ocean big enough for China, India

In recent years, Sino-Indian military relations have advanced in tandem with the advance of state-to-state relations. And high-level visits, defense and security consultations, border cooperation, joint drills and personnel training have taken place. Ever since 2007, the ministries of defense of the two countries have held eight rounds of defense and security talks. The two countries' militaries have conducted six joint drills on counter-terrorism named "Hand-in-Hand".

What I would like to highlight in particular is that during the National Day and military festivals, the border troops invite each other for joint celebrations.

The greatest challenge to China and India is the border issue. The issue seems particularly challenging since China has resolved border disputes with 12 of its 14 neighboring countries through peaceful negotiations. It is gratifying that China and India have established a principle of resolving the border issue through three steps. Both believe that the border dispute has to be managed properly, and peace and stability maintained before a fair and reasonable resolution acceptable to both sides can be found. Efforts must be made to prevent small incidents from becoming large, as they can affect the overall bilateral relationship.