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  • PM Modi On China: India Fully Prepared, Committed To Protect Its Sovereignty And Dignity

    PM Modi On China: India Fully Prepared, Committed To Protect Its Sovereignty And Dignity

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he is open to neighbourly relations with China and Pakistan, the nations who have maintained an aggressive stance toward New Delhi for decades. PM Modi is in Japan for the G7 summit which is scheduled to take place in Hiroshima on May 19-21. In an interview with Nikkei Asia in New Delhi, he spoke on relations with both China and Pakistan while highlighting India’s committment to protecting its sovereignty.

    “India is fully prepared and committed to protect its sovereignty and dignity,” PM Modi said but added that “peace and tranquility in the border areas are essential for normal bilateral ties with China.”

    “The future development of India-China relationship can only be based on mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interests,” he told Nikkei Asia and admitted that friendly relations between the two countries will benefit the entire South-east Asian region.

    On Pakistan, PM Modi said that New Delhi would welcome “normal and neighbourly relations” but underscored that it is the former’s responsibility to create an environment free from terrorism. “The onus is on Pakistan to take necessary steps in this regard,” he said.

  • YSRCP govt committed to 3 capitals: Botcha

    YSRCP govt committed to 3 capitals: Botcha

    Vijayawada: Education minister Botcha Satyanarayana reiterated that the YSRCP government is committed to three capitals and will implement the policy at any cost. He said the state government had opted for the decentralisation of administration and been implementing from the ground level. He said the ward/village secretariat system was introduced with a view to decentralisation and to take the administration to the gross root level.

    Speaking to media here on Saturday, he questioned why the government should waste huge amount of money for construction of capital Amaravati. He said there was no development in Amaravati and why should government invest huge amount of public money there. Satyanarayana alleged the TDP government did business in Amaravati in the name of land pooling. He repeated his accusation that the farmers’ agitation was politically motivated. “There are no real farmers in the agitation for the capital Amaravati. It is all creation of political parties,” he claimed.

    Referring to the recently held MLC elections and defeat of YSRCP candidates, Satyanarayana said the party will assess and review the reasons for the defeat. He said the party will identify the reasons for the defeat and rectify the problems, he said.Stating that TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu was very eager for Assembly elections, he said the position of TDP will worsen after the elections.