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1st LD Writethru: India has significantly expanded relations with China: president

Xinhua, February 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday that with the visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to India last September, India has significantly expanded its relations with China.

While addressing the Indian Parliament on the first day of its budget session, Mukherjee said India and its largest neighbor China are now seeking to strengthen their strategic partnership.

The president said India is also seeking closer ties with the member countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Russia, the United States and Japan as priorities of its foreign policy. Endi