New type of ties

It is good to see China and India have seized the opportunity of Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid's visit to send a positive signal to the outside world that the two giant neighbors are committed to building a new -type of relationship between major countries and they intend to properly handle their differences.

Khurshid's two-day visit to Beijing, which concluded on Friday, has drawn attention as it took place just after the two countries ended a standoff in the western section of the border they share.

That the much-hyped border incident was solved so quickly indicates the two neighbors are getting more mature in handling their differences. It also shows both Beijing and New Delhi now highly value the larger picture of the overall positive trend in their ties, as well as the huge opportunities and benefits their cooperation offers both and the region at large.