Fostering Collaboration for Mutual Benefits: Empowering the Economy
What is the significance of the 14th Five-Year Plan for China’s future development? What can India learn from China’s experience in development?
What is the significance of the 14th Five-Year Plan for China’s future development? What can India learn from China’s experience in development?
Although some frictions emerged from the thorny border issue occasionally, the canvas of the multi-hued bilateral relationship between them should be enhanced in all areas, especially in the fields of trade, economy and technology, and of course, people-to-people relations in order to make bilateral relations better, brighter and stronger.
Bringing strong pitches for increasing exports to China to reduce the trade deficit, Indian businesses have made strong showings at all three past CIIEs.
China and India have enough foresight and ability to join hands to realize the ‘Dragon-Elephant Tango’ and create a brilliant future.
The latest China-Bhutan Border MoU has sent very positive message on finding resolution of the border issues, and also provides a constructive signal to the entire Trans-Himalaya region.
Even though India hasn’t joined the Belt and Road Initiative, it should partner with China under the BRI on issue-based offerings such as solar energy cooperation and green energy cooperation.
The SCO ideals of shared prosperity and mutual respect with emphasis on economic ties, comprehensive security, and people-to-people contact can push India-China cooperation forward.
The SCO group has sent out a signal of unity in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, cross-border terrorism, unilateralism, trade protectionism and with a promise of enhancing SCO solidarity and building a better post-COVID region.
This is not propaganda. As a frequent visitor to many parts of China, I have seen how the quality of life of common people has risen.
If both New Delhi and Beijing can find a way to bridge the divide over things like the border issues and the Belt and Road Initiative through dialogue and consultation, both sides will create mutual benefits for their over 2.7 billion people, as well as the region and the rest of the world.
People-to-people dialogue calls for abandoning the Cold War mentality and zero-sum game mindset.
China and India face similar development tasks and goals, and their common interests far outweigh their differences.