International relationsChina and India defense chiefs seek calm at Moscow meeting
Asian powerhouses talk as border troops' footprint swells
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
September 5, 2020 08:22 JST
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.