July 3, 2010 1:34 PM

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NSA leaves for China for crucial talks

National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon has left for Beijing to review afresh the entire bilateral relationship. This is the first visit of the NSA to China after he took over the new assignment. The Prime Minister introduced Menon, also India's special representative for boundary talks, to Chinese leaders in Toronto. Menon, who is on four-day visit to China, will meet a host of Chinese leaders, including Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and the deputy. Menon's visit is part of India's effort in the 60th year of establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries to ensure that the economic upswing is matched by a broader strategic understanding that the two emerging powers can reinforce each other's rise.<br/>AIR correspondent adds that Menon's visit comes two weeks after Pakistan's Army Chief visited Beijing . China Pakistan proposed Nuclear deal may also figure in the talks. Official sources said the thrust of the NSA will be on working out a new template of future relationship that will insulate it against strategic misunderstanding. <br/>

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