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| Navy, Coast Guard deploy warships for security ahead of PM Modi-President Xi Jinping meeting in Mahabalipuram | | | New Delhi: The Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard have deployed warships at some distance from the shore to provide security from any seaborne threat in Mahabalipuram ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting on Friday.
Pictures of the warships deployed in the sea have been tweeted by news agencies
The second informal summit between PM Modi and President Xi is scheduled for Friday. The Chinese President will arrive in India for his two-day visit in the afternoon in Chennai, after which he will go to the coastal town Mahabalipuram.
PM Modi will give President Xi a guided tour of the three important UNESCO world heritage sites in Mahabalipuram - Arjuna's Penance, Panch Rathas and Shore Temple. In the evening, both the world leaders will see cultural performances at the Shore Temple followed by a dinner hosted by PM Modi.
The venue for their meeting was been zeroed in on Mahabalipuram as the place holds a strong connection with China and PM Modi is of the view that we need to show other parts of India and particularly southern India, a source said. |
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