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India-Pakistan ties can "truly scale great heights" if Pakistan removes the "self-imposed" obstacle of terrorism, India`s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as he asked Islamabad to play its part by putting a complete stop to any kind of support to terrorism - "whether state or non-state". India is ready to take the first step, but the path to peace is a two-way street, Modi told the Wall Street Journal, in comments posted on its website on May 27.He said he has always maintained that instead of fighting with each other, India and Pakistan should together fight against poverty.Ruling out a change in India`s decades-old policy of non-alignment, Modi said that despite the border dispute, there have been no clashes with China. The US is very keen on India, the rising power that India is, to be part of, if not an alliance, then at least a grouping that can stand up to some extent to China. Though India has a boundary dispute, but there is no tension or clashes. People-to-people contacts have increased. Trade has increased. Chinese investment in India has gone up. India`s investment in China has grown.Modi appreciated China`s Maritime Silk Road initiative.With a 7,500 kilometre-long coastline, India has a natural and immediate interest in the developments in the Indo-Pacific region.
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