India has to abide by international rules and regulations while trading with international partners, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking about the sentiment among people to boycott Chinese goods following Beijing's opposition to tag Jaish-E-Mohammad as international terrorists.

PM Modi said, in this era of globalisation, all nations are interdependent and connected, and have to follow international laws. "As a government, our official stands must align with international rules and regulations and India abides by that. As far as public sentiment on Chinese goods is concerned, that is up to them. We, including the media, should guide the public," he said.

In March, China for the fourth time blocked a bid in the United Nations (UN) Security Council to designate Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed's chief Masood Azhar as a "global terrorist" by putting a technical hold on the proposal on Wednesday, a move India termed as disappointing. JeM had claimed responsibility of a terrorist attack in Pulwama region of Jammu and Kashmir, killing 42 CRPF personnel.

Modi further added that India and China have accepted that the two countries have differences but the government doesn't want to turn them into disputes. "On one hand, there is our bilateral relationship with China. We have a political engagement with China, we have investments there, and they have investments here. Our leaders go there, their leaders come here. Amid all this, there are border disputes which are still unresolved. India has one perspective, China has another," he added.

There was a time when India has the support from only Russia, now the situation has changed and the rest of the world stood behind India during tensions with Pakistan, said Modi. "We must understand this change. This is proof of our success. "

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First Published:Apr 9, 2019 1:42 PM IST