Rajnath to attend SCO summit in China
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will travel to China this week for talks with his regional counterparts, New Delhi said on Tuesday.
Singh will join fellow defence ministers in the eastern city of Qingdao for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit starting Wednesday.
He will "outline India's vision towards achieving greater international peace & security", a defence ministry statement said.
Singh will also hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from China and Russia, which are alliance members alongside Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus.
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Rajnath to attend SCO summit in China
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will travel to China this week for talks with his regional counterparts, New Delhi said on Tuesday. Singh will join fellow defence ministers in the eastern city of Qingdao for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit starting Wednesday. He will "outline India's vision towards achieving greater international peace & security", a defence ministry statement said. Singh will also hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from China and Russia, which are alliance members alongside Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus.
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