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Sitharaman teaches 'namaste' to PLA soldiers

A short video of her interaction with the Chinese soldiers on Saturday was posted on Sunday

In this combo picture of the two stills taken from a video snippet posted by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, she is seen interacting with the Chinese soldiers at the border at Nathu-la in Sikkim on Saturday. PTI Photo/ Twitter @nsitharaman
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In this combo picture of the two stills taken from a video snippet posted by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, she is seen interacting with the Chinese soldiers at the border at Nathu-la in Sikkim on Saturday. PTI Photo/ Twitter @nsitharaman

Press Trust of India
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had a brief conversation with Chinese soldiers during her maiden visit to the Nathu La border post in Sikkim and was even seen teaching them how to say 'namaste'.

A short video of her interaction with the Chinese soldiers on Saturday was posted on Sunday by the defence minister's official Twitter handle.

"Do you know what namaste means," Sitharaman asked one of the personnel who appeared confused and said namaste while trying to explain the meaning. One of the soldiers, with a smile on his face, said "namaste means nice to meet you." Then she asked "What would