Chinese FM in India talks

SM Krishna and Yang Jiechi

China's foreign minister held talks in India yesterday that focused on issues affecting the neighbours' often troubled ties as well as an upcoming summit of major emerging economies.
Yang Jiechi, who arrived in New Delhi late Wednesday, kicked off his brief official visit with a round of discussions with his Indian counterpart SM Krishna.
The talks covered preparations for a summit of the so-called BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- in New Delhi at the end of March, said foreign ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin.
Brazil, India and South Africa have been lobbying to turn their growing economic clout into greater diplomatic influence by securing permanent seats on the UN Security Council.
Ties between the neighbours have never been easy and a border dispute which triggered a brief but bloody war in 1962 remains a source of tension and deep mistrust.
Fifteen rounds of talks on the border issue have yielded no progress and India fears China is becoming more assertive about its territorial claims.