India, China ink record 24 bilateral agreements, including one in railway

Mangalore Today News Network

Beijing, May 15, 2015: Today is Day 2 of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s China visit. He will spend the day in capital Beijing before leaving for Shanghai tonight.

India and China ink agreements in these sectors - Railways, Education Exchange Program, Mining and Mineral sector, Space Co-operation, Broadcasting between CCTV & DD, Tourism Co-operation, India-China Think Tank Forums, Earthquake Science & Engineering, Agreement between Development Research Centre & NITI Aayog, Co-operation on Ocean Science, Establishment of Provincial and State leaders.

Likening Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China with that of the ice-breaking visit by former US president Richard Nixon in 1972, another article in the Global Times says he has the capacity to resolve major contradictions between the two Asian giants.
The boundary dispute between India and China has become a "conundrum" affecting bilateral ties and both countries should work out a code of conduct if the issue is not resolved in the near future, according to an article published in in Global Times, the state-run newspaper.

PM Modi will be leaving for Shanghai late Friday night on the third and final leg of his China trip.

Also today, PM Modi will address students at the prestigious Tsinghua University before travelling to the Temple of Heaven where he will witness a Yoga-Taichi joint event.
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ater in the day, PM Modi will meet Zhang Dejiang, the Chairman of the National People’s Congress (China’s Parliament).
   
During his talks with Premier Li, PM Modi is expected to seek support for his ’Make in India’ initiative while inviting Chinese investments in the country.
   
The talks between the two PMs will be held at the Great Hall of the People.
   
In Beijing, PM Modi will on Friday hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang on issues of mutual interests including the boundary issue and the trade imbalance. The trade imbalance is currently in favour of China to the tune of USD 38 billion.
   

PM Modi began his China visit on Thursday morning from the north west city of Xi’an, the hometown of Chinese President Xi Jinping with whom he held "very substantive" discussions focussing on strengthening of mutual trust and the boundary issue.

 

Courtesy: Zeenews