Rajnath Singh to attend defence meet in Russia

Rajnath Singh will attend the defence ministers’ meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Russia next week but unlikely to hold a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart amid the ongoing military confrontation in eastern Ladakh.
Singh had visited Moscow in June to attend Russia’s 75th Victory Day parade but did not hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese minister Wei Fenghe even then, though he had briefed his Russian counterpart on the troop confrontation with China. Indian soldiers will take part in combat drills with troops from China, Pakistan and 16 other countries in the Kavkaz 2020 .