Sushma reaches New York for UNGA session; to hold talks with Japan, US over China

She would kick off her official engagement later today with a trilateral meeting with her American and Japanese counterparts Rex Tillerson, and Taro Kono respectively. Aimed at lending momentum to cooperation between the three countries, the meeting also turns significant amid China flexing its muscles in the region./ Courtesy: AFP

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in New York today to represent India at the annual UN General Assembly (UNGA) session with a packed schedule of super diplomacy among an array of world leaders

Swaraj, was received at the airport by the Indian Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna, and India's permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin.

During her week-long stay, Swaraj, leading a high-powered Indian delegation, is expected to hold about 20 bilateral and trilateral meetings with leaders attending the session.