New Delhi is likely to take up the issue of stapled visa for Kashmiris with China during the visit of External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna to Beijing starting Monday. The involvement of China in construction projects in Pak Occupied Kashmir, POK, and the imbalance in the trade are also likely figure in the talks. The four day official visit of Mr. Krishna coincides with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. <br/><br/>Briefing media on the visit, the External Affairs ministry spokesman, Vishnu Prakash said that a whole gamut of bilateral, regional and international issues will be reviewed during Mr. Krishna's talks in Beijing with Chinese leadership. <br/><br/>The Joint Secretary, East Asia, Gautam Bambawale said that India is of the view that a uniform practice should be followed with regard to issuing of visa regardless of ethnicity and domicile of Indian nationals. He said, this issue is of core concern to India as it involves national sovereignty and territorial integrity.<br/><br/> The spokesman said that India has already taken up the issue of Chinese constructions at POK at different levels. Mr. Vishnu Prakash reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and any construction there by a foreign body is illegal. <br/><br/>On the imbalance in trade, New Delhi will seek greater access of Indian goods to Chinese markets with its trade deficit going upto 15.8 billion dollars last year. The volume of two-way trade has increased phenomenally from 1.8 billion dollars in 2000 to 43 billion dollars last year, despite global melt-down. There was an increase of trade in the first two months of this year by 50 per cent as compared to the corresponding period last year. The spokesman said that India is keen to build on the positives and narrow down the divergences and should be sensitive to each other’s concerns.<br/><br/>During his stay in China, S.M. Krishna, will inaugurate the festival of India in China and attend a function to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between the two Asian giants. India will also participate in a big way in Shanghai World Expo beginning May.