China biggest threat to India: Abdullah

JAMMU: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has described China as the 'biggest threat to India', saying that China's massive build-up of nuclear submarines at Hainan island was indicative of it.
    
"We have to be very careful about China from the security point of view," Abdullah who is also the patron of the opposition National Conference (NC), said at an interactive session organised by J&K forum for peace and reconciliation here on Friday.
    
Noting that China's claim over Arunachal Pradesh was yet another illustration of the threat it posed to the country's security, the NC leader expressed concern over Chinese action in Tibet.
    
Satellite images recently showed China building massive strategic naval base with nuclear powered submarines at Hainan Island in the South China sea.
    
Pleading for strengthening SAARC on the pattern of the European Union, the NC leader said India can play a major role in this endeavour.
    
Talking about Pakistan, the former Chief Minister claimed that militants' camps are still intact in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) and urged the newly constituted Government in that country to review its policy towards Kashmir.
    
"Don't live in euphoria. militants camps are still intact in POK", he cautioned and urged the Centre to speed up the dialogue process with Pakistan for an amicable settlement of the Kashmir issue.