Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane put forth New Delhi's assertion in this regard as he participated in the SCO Defence Ministers' meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will travel to the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, today on a three-day visit to attend a defence ministerial conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
A delegation from Pakistan and China arrived in New Delhi to participate in the eighth meeting of heads of Border Services of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states.