According to Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, this war game would be larger than the USSR's 1981 war games with 300,000 soldiers, 36,000 military vehicles, 1,000 planes and 80 warships taking part in it.
Xi jinping's statement assumes significance amid growing uncertainty in Beijing over Imran Khan’s approach towards the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The two leaders held a two-day informal summit in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late April and then they met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Qingdao, China in June.
Playing down any India-China competition to gain influence in Africa, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told the media here that both countries are on the same page to assist African countries.
PM Modi and Xi Jinping will have a one-on-one at Johannesburg on the sidelines of the three-day Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit beginning July 25.
Mattis, who is the first Pentagon chief to visit China since 2014, met with Xi as part of a three-day visit to the Chinese capital, following talks with his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe.
The two-day visit was designed to reassure Beijing that Pyongyang will not neglect its interests as Trump and Kim move into uncharted diplomatic terrain.
The two men agreed they wanted to further deepen the already-close ties between Pyongyang and Beijing in the months ahead.
Kim’s visit to Beijing, while expected, is one way for China to highlight its crucial role in U.S. efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear program.
Modi and Xi on June 9 held talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the port city of Qingdao. The meeting covered key aspects of the bilateral engagement, reflecting the resolve by the two countries to reset relations and bring back trust in their ties, hit by the Dokalam standoff and several other thorny issues.
In his address at the SCO today, PM Modi is likely to articulate India's position on dealing with major challenges facing the world including ways to tackle terrorism, and boosting trade and investment in the region.
PM Modi and President Xi had their first informal summit in the Chinese city of Wuhan on April 27-28.
PM Modi and President Xi held discussions to draw a blueprint for deepening bilateral relationship and reviewed the implementation of decisions they had taken at an informal summit in Wuhan.
Modi arrived here in the afternoon on a two-day visit to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Describing his latest China visit as a new beginning for India, PM Modi said he was excited to lead the Indian delegation for their first-ever meeting of the Council as a full member.
PM Narendra Modi leaves for SCO Summit in China
Although both have met over a dozen times as leaders of their countries, the Saturday meeting in Qingdao comes just a little over two months after the "ice-breaking" informal summit in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
Describing his latest China visit as a new beginning for India, PM Modi said he was excited to lead the Indian delegation for their first-ever meeting of the Council as a full member.
Although both have met over a dozen times as leaders of their countries, the Saturday meeting in Qingdao comes just a little over two months after the "ice-breaking" informal summit in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
Modi is expected to hold nearly half a dozen bilateral meetings with leaders of other SCO countries.
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