China has come up with a sweetheart deal to break through India’s resistance to its attempt to access the Indian Ocean. It is offering India an opportunity to participate in joint seabed mining in the ocean, which has strong potential of yielding expensive minerals.
 
“China and India are both developing countries and contractors with the International Seabed Authority, so we have a lot in common and plenty of opportunities for further cooperation,” said He Zongyu, deputy director of the China Ocean Mineral Resource R&D Association.

为了打破印度对中国尝试进入印度洋的抵抗，中国提出了一项“甜心交易”，为印度提供一个机会，参与印度洋的联合海底采矿，而印度洋蕴藏着丰富的昂贵矿物质。
“中国和印度都是发展中国家，都是国际海底管理局的签约方，我们有很多共同之处，存在大量进一步合作的机会。”中国海洋矿物资源研究开发协会的副主任如是说。

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The offer comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to China starting May 14. The issue is likely to figure in the official level talks.

China is looking towards India for accessing the Indian Ocean because it feels that Sri Lanka cannot be fully relied upon for this task. The new government in Sri Lanka has suspended work on two Chinese funded projects including the construction of port city of Colombo, which had been contracted by the previous government.

中国是在莫迪总理拟5月14日开始访华之际提出这一协议的，该问题可能在官方会谈中得以讨论。

中国期待通过印度进入印度洋，认为进入印度洋的这个任务并不能完全依赖斯里兰卡。斯里兰卡新政府已经暂停了两个中国项目的运作，包括科伦坡港口的建设，而这些项目是前一届政府签署的。
以下是《印度时报》读者的评论：

Sarfaraz () 3 hrs ago
Hindi chini Bhai Bhai hahaha

印中亲如兄弟，哈哈



Rajniesh ()
dont trust china, modi is stupid.

别相信中国，莫迪是傻瓜



Michael ()
We should utilise every opportunity.

我们应该利用每一个机会



Abhishek Rathore (Unknown)
India is interested in sea mining in South China sea…Once we fully exploit south china sea… we will think of exploring our Indian Ocean…

印度对南海的采矿感兴趣，一旦我们充分开采完南海后，就会考虑开发我们的印度洋



niraj baua (mumbai)
selfish countries,, gather around to flex muscle

自私的国家，到处秀肌肉



Vsgr (Unknown)
India should not play second fiddle to China

印度不应该当中国的副手



Chirayu ()
chinese government is greedy of resourses n they r shrewd n cunning for india….

中国对资源可是贪得无厌，很精明，很狡猾



Rusty Rastogi (Indian Ocean)
china is wicked… be careful

中国可是邪恶的，小心



narasa.rao24 (Hyd)
Never trust China.

永远别相信中国

Jag (India)
Lets do the same in South China Sea…..All said the planet should not be exploited this much, one day will be a dooms day….the fall of earth…..what use then exploring and destroying oceans

我们也去南海采矿啊。

大家都说地球不能过度开采，否则末日总有一天会到来…

地球都完蛋了，开采海洋有何意义



Bhawanee ()
The chinese govt is very shrewd. So , we don’t expect our govt to make this kind of deal. Appeal to the pm .. Pls don’t get into the trap of china, they can never ever be trusted.

中国非常精明，我们就别指望印度政府达成此类协议了。

向总理呼吁，请别落入中国的圈套，他们永远不可信



Ashutosh (Hindusthan)
First hand over mount Kailash to its rightful owner Bharat – Stop making claims on Arunachal and then only we can associate with you

先把冈仁波齐峰还给印度。别说“阿邦”是你们的。

到那时，我们才会与你们来往



GreaterBharat (India)
FYI..”Besides accessing the Indian Ocean, China wants New Delhi to give up its plans for joint exploration for oil with Vietnam in a portion of the South China Sea, which China claims as its own territory”… India should reverse it completely.. should ask China Stop the making of New Artificial Islands in South China Sea, and allow all the other countries. & STOP Messing in Indian Ocean..!

除了要进入印度洋，中国还要新德里放弃与越南联合开采南海的计划，中国说南海是他们的领土

其实，印度应该把其彻底颠倒过来，叫中国别在南海填海造岛，停止在印度洋的胡闹！



Aam Aadmi (India)
China’s diplomatic skills could surely do with an upgrade. On one hand, it offers India the carrot of deep-sea mining; and on the other, it shows the stick of Arunachal. China needs to realize that unless it gives up its outrageous claim on Arunachal, there can be no real progress in Indo-China relations. The only thing that can change, nee transform, Indo-China relations is resolution of border dispute by converting the actual ground positions into international border in all sectors. Time is indeed ripe for such a step with both nations having strong leaders…

中国的外交技能得升级下了。

一方面，中国亮出深海采矿的“胡萝卜”，另一方面，中国又在“阿邦”问题上举起“大棒”。

中国应当认识到一点，即除非放弃对“阿邦”的主张，否则印中关系不可能有实质进步。

唯一能改变印中关系的是让边界现状固定下来，并划为国际边界。

时机已经成熟了，两国的领导人都很强大。



Shakti OM (KAILASH)
China should resolve the border issue first then talk the rest! Mother India is sick and tired of Chinese’s PLA crossing over into Indian Territory and placing her flag there–Have some decency first.
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中国应该先解决边界问题，然后再来谈其他的！

印度已经厌倦了解放军的越界插旗了。

正经点行不



Swaroop ()
It is good to have joint ventures in such expensive exploration.

如此昂贵的勘探通过合资企业来完成是好事



Prashant Verma (delhi)
china thinks that he can conquer india from kashmir to arunachanl to indira point….chchchchc!!!!! let me remind you this is not 70s …this is modi era and we have a long range of 38km range of bofors tank to nuck capable agni 5 …… mind it.

从克什米尔到阿邦，再到英迪拉角，中国认为到处都可以征服印度！

让我提醒你吧，现在可不是1970年代哦。现在可是莫迪时代。

我们不仅有射程38公里的博福斯坦克，而且有能携带核弹头的烈火5



sreekar b (India)
this is a very big trap by the chinese….hope modi govt wont accept this as it would be disastrous move…..all the RAW help in changing the SL govt will go in vain…..hope govt wont take this foolish step…..

这是中国人设下的大圈套，希望莫迪政府别接受，否则会是一个灾难性举动…所有旨在改变斯里兰卡政府的帮助会付诸东流。

希望政府别迈出愚蠢的这一步



hhdhamaskar ()
An opportunity that should not be missed. Good going India & China.

不应该错过的一个机会



avidreader1010 ()
Better not accept. This will risk our security. India can develop its own capability.

最好别接受，会有安全风险。

印度可以靠自己的能力去开发