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Mr Liu Xianjing, Deputy Director General of International Cooperation Center (ICC) for the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), led a delegation from Peking University (China) to visit the VIF. The visit was aimed furthering the bilateral relations through appreciation of each other’s viewpoints on a number of critical issues.

Pendency of boundary settlement, disconcerting security environment in the AF-Pak region, terrorism, ramifications of China-Pakistan economic and security linkages especially in the POK, China’s port building around the Indian Peninsula, bilateral trade and cultural exchanges came up for discussion. The interaction also focused on improving public diplomacy between the two countries as a part of confidence building measures. Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney, Dean, Centre for Defence Studies, VIF, moderated the discussions, while Amb T C A Rangachari, Amb R Rajagopalan, Mr Jayadeva Ranade, among others, interacted with members of the visiting delegation.