China Likely To Pressure Vietnam Leader To Stop Missile Deal With India

by Saibal Dasgupta



BEIJING: Vietnam leader Nguyen Phu Trong, who arrives in Beijing on Thursday, will be under pressure to call off reported negotiations with India for the purchase of a missile system, sources said. The Indian media has reported that Hanoi is in discussion with Indian authorities to purchase the Akash surface-to-air missile system from New Delhi.



China, which has