The issue of US pull out from Afghanistan next year and the likely scenario of re-emergence of Taliban dominated the talks between India and China as part of their two-day annual counter-terrorism dialogue here today.
Besides counter terrorism issues, the dialogue included topics relating to cyber security, according to official sources.
An Indian delegation led by Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, Navtej Sarna, held talks with the Chinese counterparts on the first day of the talks on Thursday.
The dialogue, held since 2002, has become a key platform for the two countries to exchange views on raft of issues relating to terrorism that has emerged as a major threat to both the countries.
The dialogue followed last month’s meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and China’s new President Xi Jinping in Durban on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
Also National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon is expected to visit Beijing in the coming weeks to establish contacts with his new counterpart for Special Representatives talks on the boundary dispute.