India-China Tensions: Rajnath Singh Meets Chinese Defence Minister In Moscow Following Beijing's Request

Both Singh and Fenghe are in Moscow for the SCO defence minister meeting.

Image: ANI

New Delhi: In a major development in the ongoing Indo-China border row, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met with his Chinese counterpart in Moscow on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO meet. According to sources, China had requested for the meet yesterday. A picture from the meet showed Singh talking face to face with the Chinese Defence Minister General Fenghe with assertive mannerisms. Following days of tensions at the border in Eastern Ladakh, India asked China to sincerely engage with it to restore peace and tranquillity in border areas through complete disengagement and de-escalation, after India foiled a major transgression bid by the PLA. Speaking at the weekly briefing on Thursday, MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that the way ahead is negotiations both through diplomatic and military channels. Earlier in the day, Army Chief General MM Naravane visited Ladakh to review the situation, stated that the situation with China has been tense and India is continuously engaging with them at the military and diplomatic level. "Situation has been little tensed for the last two to three months. We have been continuously engaging with China both at the military and diplomatic level. These engagements are ongoing and will continue in the future as well. We are very sure that through this medium of talks, whatever differences we have, will be resolved and we will ensure that status quo is not changed and we are able to safeguard our interests," Naravane was quoted as saying by ANI. Also Watch:  Story of 'International attack' on China | ABP Special