Beijing, September 12
The historic NSG waiver to New Delhi is expected to bring about significant changes in the content of the 13th round of the Sino-India boundary talks scheduled here next week, sources said today.
The September 6 decision by the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG), which injected a high-level of political self-confidence in India, is expected to bring about significant changes in the content of the border dialogue, the sources said.
National security adviser M.K Narayanan, India’s special representative on border talks, is expected to visit Beijing for the talks from September 17 at about the same time when the new Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will be here. Narayanan had expressed unhappiness over China’s role at the NSG meeting as Beijing apparently tried to scuttle the India-specific waiver, which enabled New Delhi to resume nuclear commerce after a gap of 34 years.
However, Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi, who was in India recently, had expressed surprise over India’s reaction. Recent media reports have suggested that Zardari will try to persuade the Chinese leadership to sign an agreement for sale of nuclear material and technology to Pakistan along the lines of the Indo-US nuclear deal.
On its part, China has indicated it is keen to ensure that border negotiations are continued on the manner they have been held so far.
In an article published today, The People’s Daily, mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party of China, expressed Beijing’s satisfaction with the course of border talks.
It said the strategic dialogue between the two countries has yielded satisfactory results on the border issue.
— PTI
