Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets Chinese counterpart in Moscow amid border tension

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe held talks in Moscow on ways to ease escalating border tension in eastern Ladakh. The focus of the talks between the two Defence Ministers was on ways to resolve the prolonged border standoff.

The meeting was requested by the Chinese Defence Minister. Both Mr Singh and General Wei are in Moscow to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence ministers.