India is expected to bring up the issue of Chinese investments in power projects in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir and that of building of a dam on the Brahmaputra when External Affairs Minister S M Krishna meets Chinese Foreign minister Yang Jiechi in Bangalore on the sidelines of the India-Russia-China trilateral meet on Tuesday.

On Monday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called up Krishna, who is already in Bangalore, and gave him a “brief” on the issues which need to be discussed with the Chinese Foreign Minister, said sources. Singh is learnt to have relayed the gist of the discussions he had with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of ASEAN and East Asia summits in Hua Hin, Thailand recently.

Singh, talking about his discussions, said on Sunday that he had explained India’s position on the Dalai Lama and Tibetans to the Chinese Premier. He said that both he and Wen agreed that outstanding issues should be discussed when the foreign ministers meet.

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi arrived in a special aircraft on Monday evening, with an entourage of the about 100 officials, including diplomats and interpreters.

In Bangalore, External Affairs Ministry officials said the bilateral meeting would cover the “entire gamut of relationship” between the two countries. “When the foreign ministers meet they discuss the entire gamut of the relationship. Nothing is off the table. The foreign ministers will review the relationship and cover aspects important to both countries but we cannot pre-judge what they will discuss,” MEA spokesperson and Joint Secretary Vishnu Prakash said.

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