Antony calls for closer military ties between India and China

Bejing: Defence Minister AK Antony on Saturday said that it would be easy to maintain peace along the borders, if the forces of both nations develop trust, mutual respect and confidence towards each other.
In his interaction with Liu, Antony recalled his meeting with Premier Li and Gen Cheng. “India and China are close neighbours. Our relations are expanding in many areas,” he said, adding he had detailed discussions with the Chinese leadership on bilateral ties.
Antony, on Friday held talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Defence Minister Gen Cheng Wanquan on a host of issues including maintaining peace and tranquility on the border areas.
Officials said Antony had expressed interest in visiting the top military academy to study the Chinese pattern as India has recently come up with its National Defence University in New Delhi, which was expected to be ready in the next few years. Indian officials said that efforts are on currently to evolve combined training programmes for all the forces.