Directions (Set of 5 questions): Which of the following phrases (A), (B), (C), (D) given below should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No Correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.
China and the United States are set to hold high-level talks here on Monday to reducing the spiralling trade and military tensions between the world's two largest economies.
to reducing of the spiralling trade and military tensions
to reduce the spiral trade and military tensions
to reduce the spiralling trade and military tensions
In reducing the spiralling trade and military tensions