India and China will hold the 4th Annual Defence Dialogue on 9th of next month in New Delhi. During the Dialogue, both sides will exchange perspectives on regional and global security issues.

They will also review the ongoing Confidence Building Measures on the borders and are expected to finalize plans for further defence exchanges during next year. The dialogue will be chaired by Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma and the Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Chinese Army, Gen Ma Xiaotian .

The Dialogue will take place in the backdrop of exchanges of military delegations on both sides in recent months. From the Indian side, a multi-command delegation visited China during 19th to 23rd June, this year.

Similarly, a delegation from the Chinese Army visited India for interactions with their Indian Army counterparts from 4th to 9th of this month. Both sides will undertake a further round of delegation exchanges before the end of next month.