Two days after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj underlined that diplomatic channels were the only way to resolve Doklam standoff with China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed hope the two countries would find a solution through dialogue.
Speaking at the Samvad - Global Initiative on Conflict Avoidance and Environment Consciousness through video-conferencing, PM Modi said, "As inter-connected and inter-dependent world of 21st century battles a number of global challenges, from terrorism to climate change, I am confident that the solutions will be found through Asia's oldest traditions of dialogue and debate."
Modi said that samvad or dialogue is the only way to cut through deep-rooted religious stereotypes and prejudices that divide communities across the world and sow seeds of conflict between nations and societies.
PM Modi also reiterated India's commitment to protection of nature and take effective steps to tackle the challenges posed by climate change.
Modi said, "If man does not nurture nature, nature reacts in the form of climate change. Man must relate to nature, man must revere nature, not merely consider it a resource to be exploited."
