New Delhi, Sep 17 - Amid concerns over reported Chinese border violations, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday said Indian armed forces were capable of defending the country's frontiers.

'India's borders are safe. Indian armed forces are capable of defending its frontiers,' Krishna told IBN7 news channel.

Krishna stressed that as 'mature' and 'powerful' neighbours, India and China should respect each other. But the 'integrity of India's sovereignty will certainly have to be respected' and the 'integrity of borders have to be safeguarded', he said in an interview.

India and China have held 13 rounds of talks to resolve their boundary dispute. But there has been little progress with both sides reiterating their stated positions.

Alluding to the border dispute between the two countries that led to war in 1962, Krishna hoped that the negotiations will continue and an amicable settlement will be found some day.