Days after the resolution of the Doklam dispute, Minister of State for Ministry of External Affairs MJ Akbar on Friday said that China and India realise that it is counter-productive to allow disputes and differences to become conflicts.
Speaking at an event, the Minister suggested that both countries have the potential to lay down the path to be followed through dialogue.
“Major nations should, therefore, opt for dialogue to secure their self-interest and manage their economic welfare,” he added while delivering a speech at a conference on 'Changing Asia 2017: Perspective on Regional and Global Cooperation', organised by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses and the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA).
Describing how Asia is reinventing itself with powerful dynamics, Akbar said that the continent is not only in the process of reinventing itself, it is doing so through solutions. He added that despite being a conglomeration of nations with diverse languages, religions and political systems, Asia has one common stand — creating a better economy and better life for its people. The continent is beginning to act as a vanguard of future developments globally, he said.
Terming terrorism as the most dangerous 'ism' of the 21st Century, Akbar emphasised that prosperity is impossible without peace and the biggest threat to peace emerges from terrorism. Also speaking on the occasion, Professor Patrick Köllner, Vice President, GIGA, termed the rise of India and China as the most momentous events that have impacted not only the region, but also have global implications.