India Says Talks On to End Standoff with China

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New Delhi, Jumada II 17, 1434, Apr 27, 2013, SPA - India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says it's possible to resolve the border incursion problem with China through talks, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. The Prime Minister said he's against intensifying a standoff with China after Chinese soldiers allegedly infiltrated deep inside Indian-claimed territory. "We do not want to accentuate the situation. I think the talks are going on," PTI quoted Singh as saying Saturday. India says Chinese troops crossed the de facto border between the countries and went 10 kilometers (six miles) into Indian territory on April 15. About 50 Chinese soldiers are camping in tents Kashmir's Ladakh region. India has asked China to withdraw the soldiers. China has dismissed reports of an incursion and says the border region is peaceful. --SPA 13:57 LOCAL TIME 10:57 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1103371

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