An Indian minister has attacked China and Pakistan over their "sinful" intentions towards India claiming that both countries are against peace and stability in the region.

Hansraj Ahir, India's junior home affairs minister and a senior leader of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), said that China and Pakistan do not want peace with India because they have sin in their hearts towards New Delhi.

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"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has managed to establish good relations with all our neighbors," Ahir told reporters in Goa on Monday, according to Herald Goa newspaper.   "The relations are still strained with Pakistan and China. This is because they have sin in their heart towards India."

"Indian government cannot be blamed for strained relationships with China and Pakistan when these countries have ill-feelings towards India," he added. Ahir said that Prime Minister Modi's efforts to improve relations with Pakistan have failed due to the "stubborn" approach of Islamabad.

He further argued that the Indian government beefed up military infrastructure in its border region due to the "bad intentions" of China and Pakistan towards the largest South Asian country. "That is why we have to deploy the army, paramilitary forces on the border and we will push for modernization of forces," he said. 

Ahir's remarks came a few days after Chinese state media warned India against the deployment of BraMos cruise missile to Arunachal Pradesh. An editorial, published in PLA Daily last week, issued a stern warning to India saying that the Brahmos deployment could invite countermeasures from China.

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