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China's Xi to Visit India Amid Strained Ties Over Kashmir

Anjana Pasricha

   NEW DELHI - Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India to hold an
   informal summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 11
   and 12.

   The meeting in a coastal temple town near the southern Indian city of
   Chennai is expected to smooth out ties that have been strained over
   various issues.
   The latest issue to cloud relations between the Asian giants is the
   August revocation by New Delhi of constitutional autonomy in the
   disputed region of Kashmir. China's protests over the action and its
   strong backing of Pakistan on the issue have raised anger in India,
   which says the decision is an internal matter.India and Pakistan both
   claim the Himalayan region and have fought two wars over the territory.
   "The forthcoming Chennai Informal Summit will provide an opportunity
   for the two leaders to continue their discussions on overarching issues
   of bilateral, regional and global importance and to exchange views on
   deepening India-China Closer Development Partnership," the Indian
   Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
   

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