Growing military ties between China and Pakistan are a serious concern to India, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said on Friday, in the latest display of a prickly rivalry between New Delhi and its neighbours.
India worries about China's rising influence in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region, a neighbourhood New Delhi has traditionally considered as its sphere of influence. The Asian giants also jostle for global resources and influence.
China and Pakistan signed a military cooperation pact last year.
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India and China fought a short war in 1962. Though another conflict is highly unlikely, India's air force chief has gone on record saying China was a bigger threat than Pakistan to India.
And while that's going on, the Chinese are planning a joint military exercise with the Japanese
Japan and China agreed on Friday to conduct their first joint military training exercise, in the latest sign of warming ties between the Asian neighbors, long marked by mutual suspicion and spats over a range of issues.
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