Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said India has “honest intentions” for an amicable resolution of the border dispute with China and has asked it to come forward to end the differences.“There is a perceptional difference along the Sino-Indian border. China says here is the border. We say no, here is the border. We have been trying to resolve the border problem. China should come forward. India wants a peaceful resolution of all disputes,” the Home Minister said after inaugurating a battalion camp of border guarding force ITBP here.
“We are not expansionist. India’s history says that we have never been expansionist. We have never attacked any country. We are worshippers of peace. China should understand this. We want to resolve all issues with honesty (imaandari ke saath),” he said.The Home Minister said his Ministry has already approved 35 new border posts for the troops of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police force, the designated security force at this frontier. Twenty-two border posts are going to function soon while on 13 others works is on, he said.
He said dedicated air connectivity has "already" been given to the ITBP in December last year and for enhanced mobility of the troops, work is on at 27 priority roads out of the 34 sanctioned by MHA."123 mobile phone towers have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Home Affairs for improved connectivity for ITBP personnel working in the icy heights here so that they can regularly talk to their families," he said.