Chinese minister to visit India for Confidence Building Measure, soothe NSG wounds

China is in damage control mode now after it spoilt India’s party and not supported it for the NSG bid.

Chinese Home (Public Security) Minister Guo Shengkun is coming to India for Confidence Building Measure and will meet his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh.

Both the sides will explore counter-terror cooperation against the growth and spread of Islamic State.

The Chinese minister’s visit is viewed as an effort to soothe India’s wounds after China blocked its entry into the coveted Nuclear Supplier's Group.

Meanwhile, India and China will discuss global terror including the region in the backdrop of penetration of Islamic State in restive Xinjiang province of China, people familiar with the developments told ET.

However, ET reported Singh will indulge in some plain speaking and urge Guo for ale Beijing's policy of opposing Delhi's move for a UN ban on Maulana Masood Azhar, JeM Chief and Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba -- both based in Pakistan, an all weather ally of Beijing.

Earlier this year China once again vetoed India's move in the UN Security Council to ban Azhar. China was the only country that opposed notwithstanding support from rest 14 members of the council.

They are also going to launch India-China "High Level Mechanism" for cooperation on internal security, according to government sources.
Singh and Guo could also discuss issues like poverty, unemployment and underdevelopment that also fuel terror and share perspectives on de-radicalization measures.

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