"Although rivalling China in many aspects, India knows its great vision cannot be realised by bashing or containing China. "Picking one side or camp against the other is not the way India will rise. This will eventually constitute India's fundamental understanding of China," it said referring to Modi's current visit to the US. India cannot rise by "containing" China or picking one side against the other, a Chinese state- run paper said on Wednesday, taking note of the Indo-US ties which are being ramped up to an "unprecedented level". "In the process of fulfilling its ambition to be a major power, India has always employed independent and pragmatic approaches.

Source: dna June 08, 2016 07:07 UTC