China holds its first meeting with 19 countries in Indian Ocean region without India
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China held a meeting this week with 19 countries from the Indian Ocean region in which India was conspicuously absent. India was reportedly not invited, according to informed sources here. Last year, China held a meeting with some South Asian countries on COVID-19 vaccine cooperation without the participation of India. CIDCA is headed by Luo Zhaohui, the former Vice Foreign Minister and Ambassador to India.