BEIJING, May 15 � Vowing to address the boundary issue at the earliest, India and China today decided to seek a �political� solution to the vexed dispute amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi�s assertion that its resolution should transform ties without causing �new disruptions�, reports PTI.
Modi, who held talks with his counterpart Li Keqiang, pushed for clarifying the Line of Actual Control (LAC) without �prejudice to our position on the boundary question�, saying �a shadow of uncertainty always hangs over the sensitive areas of the border region� as �neither side knows where the LAC is in these areas�.
The Indian leader, who announced e-visa facility for the Chinese tourists, asked Beijing to �reconsider its approach on some issues that hold us back�, an apparent reference to matters like issuance of stapled visas to residents of Arunachal Pradesh over which China lays territorial claim.
The two sides also decided to increase the number of border meeting points of their military personnel from the existing four as they underlined that maintenance of peace and tranquility on the border was an �important guarantor� for the development and continued growth of ties.
Modi and Li discussed a wide range of issues, including boundary dispute, trade imbalance, terrorism, investment, climate change and UN reforms, during their 90-minute talks.
Noting that India and China have had �complex� ties over the last few decades, Modi said the two nations have a �historic responsibility� to turn their ties into �a source of strength for each other and a force of good for the world�.