Pakistan Army-backed terror attacks hinder normal ties: New NCERT Class VII book

New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): NCERT’s new Class VII Social Science book has introduced a chapter on India’s neighbours, noting that Pakistan Army-backed terror attacks have hindered India-Pak normal ties. The book also underlines that efforts are underway with China to resolve disputes through trade and dialogue. The 31-page chapter –India and Her Neighbours–expands the idea of neighbourhood beyond land borders to maritime partners. It states that the book uses this broader lens “to situate India’s central and strategic place in South Asia."This chapter has been newly introduced in the Class VII book –Exploring Society India and Beyond–and did not exist in the previous edition.On China, the chapter underlines long civilisational links and recent friction. The book describes India an