During his visit to China beginning Monday, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna is expected to raise a number of issues with his counterpart Yang Jiechi and other top leaders.
The tour assumes significance because this is the first high-level visit between the two countries after a series of spats in the media accusing each other.
Krishna had met his Chinese counterpart at several international venues before, but this visit promises to be of a more structured interaction, if not a conclusive engagement, between the two large beleaguered Asian neighbours.
Though the main aim of the visit is to inaugurate Indian cultural shows in China, as both countries celebrate the 60th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties, it is natural to take stock of the progress and problems that beset bilateral relations.
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