Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China will assist in the development of the country.
"The Prime Minister's visit to China will help in the development of the country and help the common man and the poor to progress," Naqvi told ANI.
Prime Minister Modi, who is on the first leg of his three-nation tour of China, Mongolia and South Korea, began his visit to the People's Republic by landing in Xi'an, the hometown of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
During his visit of China, Prime Minister Modi will also travel to Beijing and Shanghai, before departing for the second leg of his tour, Mongolia. He will conclude his tour with a visit of South Korea, where he will participate in the sixth Asian Leadership Conference.