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A ten-member delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China, with Mr Yang Yu leading and Mr Wu Songlin, Mr Li Bijian, Ms Zhang Mengzhuo, among others, as members of the delegation, held a broad-ranging interaction with the VIF’s faculty on issues of mutual interest.

Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney, Dean, Centre for Defence Studies, VIF, presented an overview of Sino-Indian relations during the present NDA-led government’s tenure. He mentioned a Modi-Xi chemistry and pointed out that despite serious differences, both countries have managed their relationship over the decades with maturity, and that common economic interests have added new dimensions to the relationship. Those who interacted with the Chinese delegation included Adm Raman Puri, Brig Vinod Anand, Mr Sushant Sareen and Cmde Gopal Suri, among others. The ensuing interaction focused on convergence of views on a whole range of issues like stability in the Af-Pak region, state-sponsorship of terrorism and maritime challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.