NEW DELHI: Despite spar over China blocking India’s bid to enter the NSG, New Delhi has underlined that the process of engaging Beijing will not be affected by it.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said here that the NSG issue would remain a matter of discussion with Beijing and India was quite confident that it would be able to convince China.
His remark came in reply to a question from reporters as to whether India intended to start bilateral talks with China considering its tough stand on the NSG.
“The bilateral talk process with China has never been stopped so there was no question of starting it or resuming it because it has been a matter of continuing discussion at various levels,” he said at a weekly media briefing.
The spokesperson said the issue was discussed among other issues at all the high-level visits which took place with China. He pointed out that the Foreign Secretary visited China just before the NSG plenary.
“So the question of us starting a fresh dialogue with China does not arise. It is a matter of continuing discussions with China and as Prime Minister said in his interview, it will remain a matter of continuing discussions with China because we eventually hope to convince China of our credentials and our need for joining the Nuclear Suppliers,” he said. (AGENCIES)
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