Blunder.
Posted on 07/01/2011 7:39:14 AM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Congress President Sonia Gandhi said India-China relationship has the potential to become “one of the foremost and most substantive” relationships of the 21st century, observing that it must be a key instrument in shaping the changing world order.
“The leaderships of both India and China are engaged in deepening political understanding which fosters respect for each others’ sensitivities,” she said in a written interview to China’s official Xinhua news agency, coinciding with the 90th anniversary celebrations of the ruling communist party.
“Such a dialogue should address all vital issues of mutual concern through visits, seminars and a productive exchange of ideas, skills and experiences,” Ms. Gandhi said.
There may be some issues on which both sides have differences of approach and that’s natural given the size and complexity of the two countries, she added.
Ms. Gandhi noted that, currently, India and China are engaged in building a strategic and cooperative partnership and it is significant that China has already emerged as India’s largest trading partner.
“The future beckons us to build what has the potential to become one of the foremost and most substantive relationships of the 21st century and one that is of lasting benefit for the people of both our countries,” Ms. Gandhi wished.
Ms. Gandhi also called for stepping up exchanges among younger leadership of Congress and Communist Party of China to enhance mutual understanding.
Those areas could include infrastructure building, inclusive growth, employment generation and environment protection, among other things, Ms. Gandhi said.
Recalling her visits to China in 2007 and 2008 as Congress President, she said the Indian National Congress, and CPC signed a MoU in 2008. One of the key components of MoU was a shared commitment to strengthen exchanges amongst the younger leadership in the two parties.
More visits and exchanges, particularly among the youth wings of the two parties and between students of the two countries, are extremely important, she said.
“That’s to ensure that the generation of young leaders in China and India know and understand each other well, she said, thus deepening the relationship between the two parties, the two peoples and the two countries,” she said.
The INC and CPC have engaged in useful dialogue and exchanges over the years, she said.
India and China have pursued different paradigms of development as they have different political systems, natural resources and endowments, Ms. Gandhi said.
Both countries have scored many achievements since independence and liberation respectively, but they also face challenges to greater development and prosperity, she said.
Both countries have the potential to learn from each other, she said.
She also recalled her 1988 visit to China with her late husband, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. She described the visit as a “historic one” that initiated a new chapter in the relations between India and China and had a far-reaching positive impact on bilateral interactions between the two sides.
Noting that the Indian and Chinese governments have played a central role in deepening the bilateral ties, Gandhi stressed that she is confident that “our Party-to-Party ties will foster greater mutual understanding between our leadership and our two people, and thereby impart positive momentum to the growth of multi-faceted relations between the two countries.”
China and India last year celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. This year, activities of the China-India Year of Exchanges have already begun.
The 60th anniversary and the Year of Exchanges are extremely important to build further mutual confidence and better understanding, Ms. Gandhi said.
“At the party level, I believe that we should foster greater cultural and social linkages, especially among the youth, even as we promote trade, investment at the national levels, and international cooperation on multilateral issues of importance to both countries and on which we can adopt a common approach,” she said.
Blunder.
Two countries to whom our Globalist leaders can’t give our manufacturing and jobs (off shore and on shore) fast enough.
With ‘friends’ like this ....
Thanks for posting.
From a news letter I receive often, many Hindus in India are totally fed up with Sonia - in fact her popularity is IIRC in the single digits.
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