No need for excessive alarm over Chinese incursions: Krishna

New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) India Thursday sought to
downplay the incursions by Chinese troops, saying the borders
are secure and "excessive alarm" over it would not serve any
purpose.

"I would like to emphasise that there is an established
mechanism to deal with such situations (border incursions),"
Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said during an
interaction with the Editors Guild here.

He said both sides have agreed that pending the
resolution of the border issue, peace and tranquility must be
maintained at the Line of Actual Control.

"Moreover, India is monitoring the situation constantly
and there can and will be no lowering of our defences in this
regard. Our borders are secure and it serves no purpose to
create excessive alarm," he said.

While downplaying the incidents, India is likely to
raise this issue with China at the next meeting of Special
Representatives who are engaged in negotiations for resolving
the vexed boundary question.

India has been maintaining that such incursions take
place due to differences of perception about the border which
is not delineated. PTI