The official english-language 'Global Times' on February 10, 2015, published an article captioned 'Sino-Indian border deal requires clear signals'. Stating that " If there is an "out-of-box solution," it is likely a breakthrough over the eastern part of the border, which contains the most controversial area between China and India", the newspaper added that "the illegal McMahon Line, which is at the heart of the boundary dispute. The line running through the eastern Himalayas is a unilateral boundary created by Henry McMahon, a colonial official of British India at the time. This is a line that China has never accepted. If India won't make adjustments over the line, there will be no suggestion whatsoever that the two sides are any closer to agreeing". Pointing to Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's remarks in Beijing that India hoped for an "early" and "out-of-the-box solution", the Global Times asserted that " However, to this day, the Indian government has not given us a reply or any signal of goodwill for adjustment over this issue. In the light of this, the ball is in India's court to adopt a more proactive approach."
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