New Delhi, Sep 10 - Downplaying incursions into Indian territory, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday said India was closely monitoring the Chinese build-up along Arunachal Pradesh.

'Incursions here and there should not be magnified. We have a long border with China and an ongoing relationship that we would want to see developing into a partnership,' Krishna told the Headlines Today in an interview.

'Teams from both sides are going through the entire gamut of border issues and have already met 13 times,' he said, referring to 13 rounds of talks the special representatives of India and China have held to resolve their long-standing border dispute.

'We have been monitoring the Chinese build-up along Arunachal Pradesh and elsewhere. Our defence preparedness is a continuing process,' Krishna said when asked what India was doing to counter China's military and infrastructure build-up in Tibet and along the borders.