Amid the border tension with China, NCP president Sharad Pawar has said china is a "bigger threat to India" than Pakistan. China's military might is "ten times greater" than India, the former defence minister said, adding that Beijing has "weaned away" India's neighbours to its side. The Centre should try to put international pressure on China through negotiations and diplomatic channels, Pawar said in an interview to Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana'. The second of the three-part interview series was published in the Marathi daily on Sunday.

"When we think of an enemy, the first name that comes to our mind is that of Pakistan. But we need not worry about Pakistan. In the long term,it is China that has the power, vision and programme to act against Indian interests. China is a bigger threat to India," Pawar said. The "real threat to India is from China" which has become economically strong, he added.