But if it is to develop beyond mere rhetoric and symbolic gestures, both Beijing and New Delhi need to start taking concrete steps soon to banish their legacy of rivalry and mutual suspicion.

• 但是，如果想在单纯的政治辞令和象征姿态之外取得发展，中印两国政府都需要马上开始采取具体措施，消除双方长期以来的对立和相互猜疑。