Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India and China have learnt from history in dealing with their border dispute and asserted that bilateral ties have reached a stage where they can cooperate at a global level while competing in commerce and trade. In an interview to TIME magazine, Mr Modi said, there is by and large peace and tranquillity on the India-China border and it is not a volatile border. He said, not a single bullet has been fired for over a quarter of a century now. Mr Modi said, this essentially goes to prove that both countries have learnt from history.
The Prime Minister said, so far as the India-China relationship is concerned specifically, it is true that there is a long border between India and China and a large part of it is disputed and he thinks that both countries have shown great maturity in the last couple of decades to ensure and commit to economic cooperation which has continued to grow over the last 20 to 30 years to a stage where India and China have an extensive trade, investment and project related engagement.