Enough space in world for rise of India and china: vice president

Beijing:  Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Monday said there is enough space in the world for the rise of India and China.
On the global stage, the two countries that account for about 37 percent of the world’s population, are at the forefront of the emergence of a “more democratic global order” to resolve global issues in an equitable manner, he said while delivering a speech at the prestigious Chinese Academy of Social Sciences here.
Ansari said India admires China’s achievements in terms of development and hopes to see the country become a developed country soon.
He noted that it is very rare in history that two large neighbours have become rising powers at the same time.
“We both view each other as partners for mutual benefit and not as rivals or competitors. It has been customary to focus on bilateral issues although both our nations face similar global challenges today. The inter-dependence for dealing with these issues will only grow,” Ansari said.
“Our primary interest is to pay attention to the task of development. For it to succeed, both countries need a peaceful periphery and an environment of tranquility. And thus it has been the objective of both our countries to seek tranquility and stability in our immediate neighbourhood and extended region. Only then can we bring prosperity and stability to Asia and the world,” he added.
Ansari noted that the record of Sino-India relations is a mixed one but improving.