Parrikar on a 5-day visit to China

April 16, 2016 17:51

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will hold talks with top Chinese political and defence leaders during his five-day visit to that country beginning today which comes amid strains in bilateral relations over Beijing's move to block India's attempt in the UN to clamp a ban on JeM chief Masood Azhar.

Defence ministry sources said the focus of the visit, which comes days after India decided to sign a logistics support agreement with the US, will be to deepen military-to- military ties and focus on the border issues.

Parrikar will be the first Indian defence minister to visit China since 2013, the last being his predecessor A K Antony. He is expected to hold talks with top Chinese political and defence leaders. No agreements are expected during Parrikar's visit, they said.

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