Khandu downplays reported Chinese incursions

SHILLONG: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu on Wednesday played down reported Chinese incursions, saying the relationship between the two countries were 'friendly'.

"There is absolutely no problem on the borders. The relations with China have been friendly. The situation along the borders is peaceful," Khandu told reporters in Shillong.

Asked about recent reports of incursion by the Chinese military, Khandu, whose state shares about 12,000 km of border with that country said, "Unknowingly troops of one country tend to trespass into the other's territory. There is no intrusion as such. The Centre is well aware of the developments."

His statement came a day after former Defence Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav claimed that China could attack India 'soon' and the threat needed to be taken seriously against the backdrop of the 1962 invasion.