India remains the barrier against the resolution of the border issue with one of its closest neighbours, China.
The barriers come from two sides: the Indian media and the democratic multi-party political system followed by India, the online version Chinese government-run People’s Daily
said on Wednesday.
“The main barrier still comes from the Indian side. First, many Indian media insist that the border line between China and India should be based on the
"McMahon Line" left by British colonists. Second, the Indian side believes that the border dispute between China and India covers not only the eastern region of 90,000 square kilometers but also the western region of 30,000 square kilometers and the western region is India's too. This wrong argument, which totally disregards the history, still has supporters in India,” the website said.
The website went on to say that India has a “multi-party political system and its society is extremely complicated. Various Indian political parties have different understandings on the China-India border issue, and therefore, it is hard for them to reach an agreement on the issue.”
The People’s Daily went on to give several other reasons for the ongoing and nagging disputes between the two countries.
“Fourth, India argues that since China has compromised while solving its border issues with other countries, China should also make a concession in solving its border dispute with India. India believes it is not a "benefited side" but is a victim, and therefore, it should not accept the principle of "solving the border issue in a mutual understanding and mutual accommodation way" proposed by China,” the website said.
Tibet, according to the People’s Daily website continues to be a thorn. “Although the Indian government frequently asserts that Tibet is an integral part of Chinese territory, it holds a different attitude toward the Dalai Lama. India always holds that India should not interfere with and suppress the Dalai Lama's activities in India until such activities have damaged India's national interests and normal development of the China-India relations.”
New Delhi’s attitude toward the exiled Tibetans was ambiguous. “It is just because of the Indian government's ambiguous attitude that the exile Dalai Clique carried out waves of activities such as a rally against the Chinese government and incited some domestic reactionary organization to conduct activities of undermining the social stability of Tibet.”