Border issue on Li's agenda during India visit
by IANS
New Delhi: All issues, including the boundary question, would be on the table when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meet in New Delhi on Sunday evening for talks. Li, who arrives in India Sunday afternoon on a three-day state visit, and Manmohan Singh are also likely to discuss the proposed border defence cooperation agreement during their talks, sources said Saturday.

Li's visit comes days after the 20-day India-China border stand-off was resolved on May 5. A platoon of Chinese troops had made made incursions about 19 km inside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) - the disputed border - on April 15 and pitched tents.

The row was resolved after several rounds of negotiations - military as well as diplomatic - with both sides reverting to the position that existed before April 15. China proposed a border defence cooperation agreement on May 5, and India has made some suggestions to be included in the draft.

Talks are ongoing on the draft, said the source, adding "it will continue to be discussed". The draft "essentially consolidates and brings together" earlier protocols and agreements....more    
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