"I look forward to further discussions, I may follow up on proposals discussed yesterday," he said, without elaborating. The neighbours are expected to move forward on a set of confidence building measures along their border including border trade, tourism and even joint military patrols to boost trust, officials said. Modi took Xi on a personal tour of temple monuments dating back to the seventh and eighth century at Mamallapuram in southern India when regional leaders had trade ties with Chinese provinces. India's Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said the two leaders spent nearly five hours discussing bilateral issues that have often been fraught. The two leaders discussed economic issues, including India's $53 billion trade deficit with China in 2018/19, and ways to tackle it, Gokhale said.

Source: bd News24 October 12, 2019 07:30 UTC