China and India defense chiefs seek calm at Moscow meeting

Asian powerhouses talk as border troops' footprint swells

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Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe and Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh meet in Moscow on Sept. 4. (Photo courtesy of the Indian Defense Ministry)

YOHEI ISHIKAWA and WAJAHAT KHAN, Nikkei staff writers

MOSCOW/NEW YORK -- In the first high-level ministerial contact since a deadly border skirmish in June, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe and Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh met in Moscow on the sidelines of a regional summit Friday to discuss reducing tensions.

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