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Manmohan: ties with China in good shape

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NEW DELHI: A week ahead of his maiden official visit to Beijing, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said relations with China were “in very good shape.”

Asked if he saw a hardening of stand by China on the border issue, he said “the process of resolving the issue is on.... It is a complicated matter.” He hoped that the ongoing talks would resolve the problem. Dr. Singh, who leaves on a three-day visit to China on Sunday, was talking to journalists after Vinod Rai was sworn in Comptroller and Auditor General.

“We have very good relations with China. My visit is a return visit,” he said, referring to the visits of President Hu Jintao and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.

On Cabinet expansion, he said: “When it happens, you will hear about it.”

On the photo-identity card issue in the capital that has evoked criticism from political parties, he said if there were any practical problems, these would be resolved. “I do not want to go into the motives. If there are any practical problems, we will resolve them,” he said.

Dr. Singh was responding to a question on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s letter to him alleging that the decision was aimed at Bihar migrants. “I have received a letter from the Chief Minister. I will look into it,” he said.

On the rising fuel prices in international markets, he said the government would consider all possible options, including fuel price hike and duty cuts.

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