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NEW DELHI : Home Minister Rajnath Singh today left for China on a five day visit . During the visit, he will discuss ways to boost security ties and end to smuggling of arms to Northeast militants. Besides holding talks with his counterparts in China’s political dispensation, Mr Singh is also expected to call on Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang.

Mr Singh’s visit comes in the backdrop of steady improvement of relations between the two countries while streamlining mechanisms to address the border dispute. During his visit he would spend three days in Beijing followed by a three-day stay in Shanghai. This is the first trip by an Indian Home Minister to the country in a decade.