By Ananth Krishnan
[The Hindu]China’s new leader Xi Jinping has indicated that he will look to follow his predecessor’s policies in engaging with India and seek continuity in bilateral ties, as the new leadership in Beijing takes control following a once-in-ten year change.
Mr. Xi on Tuesday echoed his predecessor Hu Jintao’s suggestion, made during a visit to India last year, of a “five-point proposal” to improve ties with India. Mr. Hu, the former Chinese President, during a visit to India in 2012 had called for maintaining high-level contacts; expanding economic complementarities; boosting people-to-people ties and multilateral cooperation; and for both countries to “properly handle” their differences in his proposal. (Read full story)