Very happy that India, China moving forward on discussing boundary question: Fmr Army chief Naravane

NEW DELHI:  Former Army chief Gen M M Naravane (retd) has said that it is “fortuitous” that India-China ties are “on the mend” with a number of initiatives announced at political, diplomatic and military levels for the improvement of “our engagements and relations” going forward.

In his address at an event here on Thursday evening, he also said, “We are hopeful that China too will reciprocate our goodwill as we move ahead.”

His remarks come amid a major thaw in China-India ties. India and China on Tuesday unveiled a series of measures for a “stable, cooperative and forward-looking” relationship that included jointly maintaining peace along the frontier, reopening border trade, promoting investment flows, and resuming direct flight connectivity at the earliest. PTI