Monday, December 5, 2011

After 2 Years, China - India To Resume Military Talks


Chinese General Heads To India For Talks After Border Setback -- Bloomberg

India and China, which have fought a war over their disputed border and compete for resources to feed Asia’s two fastest growing economies, will hold their highest level military talks in almost two years.

General Ma Xiaotian, the deputy chief of the People’s Liberation Army General Staff, will lead a delegation to New Delhi for meetings Dec. 9 with Indian Defense Secretary Shashikant Sharma and ministry officials. The previous round of defense dialogue was held in Beijing in January 2010.

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Update #1: India, China To Open Military Dialogue -- Defense News
Update #2: Deputy chief of People's Liberation Army to visit India for defence talks -- Economic Times

My Comment: This issue does not help the relationship, but both sides need to start talking to avert any accidental conflict.

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