25 February 2014

News Story: India, China to kick start high-level talks with defence parleys


BEIJING (PTI): India and China are set to hold a number of high-level dialogues this year on a host of issues, including defence, economic and strategic matters, to improve bilateral ties.

Deputy Chief of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), Wang Guanzhong, will hold annual Defence Dialogue with the Indian Defence Secretary R K Mathur in New Delhi on Monday on issues concerning the defence ties including exchanges, training and joint military exercises.

The talks are expected to cover defence exchanges, joint military exercises as well as steps to increase confidence building measures between the two forces in the light of the signing of the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) in 2013 to avoid repetition of incursions by Chinese troops in the Depsang Valley in Ladakh region.

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