China invited to India drills

Published December 30, 2004

BEIJING, Dec 29: Indian army chief N.C. Vij has invited China to participate in joint anti-terrorism exercises in a further sign of growing military links between the two countries, China's state press said Wednesday.

"We invite China to join our military exercise in non-traditional security," Vij, Chief of the General Staff of the Indian Army, was quoted by the Xinhua news agency as telling Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan in talks Tuesday. -AFP

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