The decision will also make the area's Ladakh region -- part of which is claimed by Beijing -- a separate Indian administrative territory. Part of Beijing's Belt and Road infrastructure mega-program is planned in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, and Xi held talks with Prime Minister Imran Khan in Beijing just two days before meeting Modi. At summit to mend ties, Modi, Xi see common challenge on 'terror' https://t.co/NiUooYwx3L pic.twitter.com/anoTugjRbU — RAY BAEZ (@raybae689) October 11, 2019Harsh Pant, an international relations professor at King's College London, told AFP that China's backing of Pakistan "has left a very bad taste in India's mouth." However, the following year Xi and Modi patched things up in China's Wuhan. The World Heritage site of Mahabalipuram is home to historical monuments that pay testament to India and China's ancient ties.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 12, 2019 07:18 UTC