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Russia has proposed to host the first meeting of Russia-India-China (RIC) Defence Ministers in Moscow, Russia in September. The meeting will provide an opportunity for India and China to keep their communication channels open amid the Line of Actual Control (LAC) standoff.
Highlights:
Russia will organize a RIC summit on the sidelines of the G20 meeting, which is scheduled to be held in Riyadh in November 2020 amid the rising tension between India and China.
The main objective of the RIC grouping multi-pronged is to streamline a unified agenda while upholding the central role of the UN and international law. It will expand a common ground between the participating countries.
The countries aim to establish a dialogue mechanism under the RIC between the defence ministers of Russia, India, and China.
Background:
The plan to hold the RIC summit, between Russian President Vladimir Putin, his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was discussed during the virtual video-conference between the RIC foreign ministers on 23 June.
source https://naukri.sarkari-exam.in/russia-is-planning-to-conduct-russia-india-china-summit-in-november/