29 December 2012

Indian Defence Secretary to lead delegation to China in January


NEW DELHI (PTI): Indian Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma will lead a delegation to China next month to discuss the resumption of military exercises between the armed forces of the two countries.

The Defence Secretary will head a tri-services delegation to China on January 14-15 as part of the 5th Annual Defence Dialogue between the two sides, Ministry officials said in New Delhi on Friday.

During the visit of Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie to India in September, the two sides had agreed to resume their bilateral military exercises in 2013 and increase defence exchanges.

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