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Ministers and Senior Dignitaries attending the Informal WTO Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi, today called on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the interaction, various aspects related to multilateral trade came up for discussion. Several Ministers appreciated India’s initiative in hosting this Ministerial meeting. Welcoming the dignitaries, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that the deliberations …

MINISTERS/SENIOR DIGNITARIES ATTENDING INFORMAL WTO MINISTERIAL MEETING CALL ON PM (20-03-2018) Read More »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a telephone call today to H. E. Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, to congratulate him on his re-election as the President of the People’s Republic of China. The two leaders agreed that as two major powers growing rapidly, bilateral relations between India and China are …

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI MAKES A CONGRATULATORY TELEPHONE CALL TO PRESIDENT XI JINPING (21-03-2018) Read More »

Under the “Make in India” action plan 21 key sectors have been identified for specific actions under: (i) policy initiatives (ii) fiscal incentives (iii) infrastructure creation (iv) ease of doing business (v) innovation and R&D and (vi) skill development. This was informed in the Rajya Sabha today by the Minister of State of Commerce and …

“MAKE IN INDIA” ACTION PLAN (07-03-2018) Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Bilateral trade in 2017 rose by 18.63 per cent year-on-year to hit $84.44 billion Indian exports to China saw nearly 40% rise in 2017 Officials on both sides expect trade and Chinese investments in India to pick up further this year BEIJING: The India-China bilateral trade reached $84.44 billion last year, an historic high …

INDIA-CHINA BILATERAL TRADE HITS HISTORIC HIGH OF $84.44 BILLION IN 2017 (08-03-2018) Read More »

Ambassador Bambawale undertook a visit to Pangoal Institution in Beijing and participated in a roundtable discussion with Chinese scholars on the ‘Prospects of India-China relations’. Ambassador was welcomed by President of Pangoal Institution, Mr. Yi Peng and scholars from Centre of India Studies, established in 2016. Ambassador delivered the keynote address and held candid discussions …

INDIAN AMBASSADOR’S INTERACTION AT CENTRE FOR INDIA STUDIES, PANGOAL INSTITUTION (10-01-2018) Read More »

Beijing-based bicycle-sharing platform Ofo launched its services in India on Monday in partnership with e-payment service Paytm. The pilot services will begin in Chennai, Coimbatore, Indore, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, New Delhi and Pune. The Chinese firm has also signed a MoU with the Municipal Corporations of Pune and Coimbatore for the same, according to a press …

CHINA’S CYCLE-SHARE PLATFORM OFO PEDALS INTO INDIA (16-01-2018) Read More »

MUMBAI: A member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) today said China and India are neighbours because of “good karma” and called for strengthening communication between the Asian giants. Meng Xianfeng said New Delhi and Beijing should work simultaneously at bilateral and multilateral fronts to manage their differences and also …

HUGE SCOPE FOR SINO-INDIA COOPERATION, SAYS CPC PANEL MEMBER (04-01-2018) Read More »

BIO-PROFILE OF DR. S. JAISHANKAR Ambassador of India to People’s Republic of China Dr. S. Jaishankar served, immediately before his present appointment, as the Indian High Commissioner in Singapore. He was earlier the head of the Americas Division in the Ministry of External Affairs, Ambassador of India in Prague, Deputy Chief of Mission in Tokyo, …

NEW AMBASSADOR OF INDIA TO PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Read More »

PM Modi took to Twitter after the talks: “Met President Xi Jinping. We held fruitful talks on bilateral relations between India and China.” Xi Jinping told Modi that China was prepared to work with India on the five principles of Panchsheel Almost 20 minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping Tuesday to discuss …

NARENDRA MODI, XI JINPING TALK DOKLAM: BORDER PEACE PRE-REQUISITE TO TAKE TIES FORWARD (05-09-2017) Read More »

Q: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke highly of China-India relations in his recent interview with TIME, saying that China and India have shown great maturity in the last couple of decades. What is China’s A: We have noted the relevant report and express appreciation for Prime Minister Modi’s positive remarks which fully demonstrate the …

CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON HUA CHUNYING’S REGULAR PRESS CONFERENCE ON MAY 8, 2015 Read More »