adminminister to visit India in eight years, is expected to address New Delhi’s concerns over Chinese military infrastructure build-up along the border and discuss more Confidence Building Measures (CBMs).
Gen Liang’s visit takes place at a time when the two Asian giants are competing vigourously to gain a foothold across the continent for resources. He arrived in Mumbai yesterday on a five-day visit to the country.
He is scheduled to hold wide-ranging discussions with Antony on issues relating to border and bolstering military-to-miltary cooperation.
“We are planning to resume the army-to-army exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand’ from next year and a final decision in this regard is expected to be taken at the meeting between Gen Liang and his Indian counterpart,” a senior Indian Defence Ministry official said.
After his meeting with Antony, the Chinese defence minister will hold a meeting with the chairman, chiefs of Staffs Committee Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne at the South Block before calling on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Military exercises between the two countries had started in 2007 but were put on hold in 2010 after a series of hiccups in the defence ties between the two sides. — PTI.
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