India visit to help smooth trade ties

Premier's trip, first in four years, to yield multi-billion dollar deals

BEIJING/NEW DELHI - Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to India this week will yield a slew of commercial deals, which will help smooth trade relations between the two emerging economies, senior officials said on Monday.

Beijing will send a large accompanying delegation to India, comprised of more than 100 senior business leaders, Liang Wentao, deputy director of the Department of Asian Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce, told a news conference in Beijing.