India, China to hold strategic dialogue on April 14

Officials say the strategic dialogue between the two foreign ministries is a stock taking exercise of the status of bilateral ties, which showed upswing in the past few years and got a fillip after the new leadership headed by Xi Jinping took over power last year.

Chinese officials say that a number of initiatives from Beijing, including its planned investments in India in the proposed Chinese industrial parks to offset the trade deficit, besides cooperation to modernize Indian railways and energy sectors were expected to be taken after the new government is formed in New Delhi after the general elections.  

President Xi has already conveyed his desire to visit India soon after the new government is formed.  

Premier Li Keqiang's first foreign visit was to India after he took over the post last year.