Today's meeting took place in the backdrop of media reports that said China has proposed a code of conduct in the last round of Special Representatives talks on border dispute. The meeting came after China's deputy army chief Lt Gen Qi Jianguo recently visited India.
A visit by Chinese Defence Minister Cheng Wanquang to India has been planned later this year while the two countries have also planned to hold their annual military exercises in India.
Indian naval vessel INS Shivalik took part in recent 65th celebrations of Chinese People's liberation Navy (PLAN) held at Qingdao port in China.
