Agencies / Itanagar
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s principle of five ‘S’s – Samman(Respect), Samwaad(Dialogue), Sahyog(Cooperation), Shanti (Peace) that only can usher in Sammriddhi(Prosperity) of the two Asian giants and neighbours – India and China.
She said this while giving a talk on the topic ‘Towards bridging the Indo-China Relationship for an Emerging Asia’ as part of the 7th Late Rutum Kamgo Memorial Lecture in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.
The Defence Minister said, the relation between the two countries has direct and strong impact on everything global. She said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is giving lot of efforts in improving and sustaining a friendly relationship with China and the situation has improved.
Through dialogues and meetings at the highest levels, she pointed, a mechanism is being put in place to resolve all issues at the nip and advocated trust and confidence building measures at all levels.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu was also present on the occasion. The Lecture was conducted in memory of Late Rutum Kamgo, a dedicated first generation worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Born in West Siang, Late Rutum Kamgo tirelessly worked to defend and preserve the indigenous culture.
Earlier today, Mrs Sitaraman during a high level meeting with Arunachal Pradesh government discussed in detail with regard to land acquisition for defence purposes in the state.