- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri was the chief guest at the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi, in which a program was organized to celebrate a 75-year celebration of the establishment of India-China relations. The Chinese Ambassador to the Chinese Ambassador Zoo Fihong and the Indian Foreign Secretary cut a cake on the occasion before speaking about the relationship between two Asian veterans.
- In his nearly seven -minute speech, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri highlighted the “lesson” for the two countries to promote strong relations. He started his speech by saying, “Even as a difficult, modern nation, we have only 75 years of formal relations, India and China have shared cultural and decent relations and people have been contacted with people going back to Millenia.”
- He spoke about the contribution “significant” by personalities like “Bodhidharma, Kumarajiva, Zuanjang, and Rabindranath Tagore” towards promoting historical India-China relations. He said that “In our two civilizations, each has played an important role in shaping human history in its own unique way. This is a lesson for contemporary relations.”
- Speaking about the second lesson, Mr. Misri said, “In the last few years, India -China relations have passed through a difficult phase. But roughly, due to guidance by our leaders, and efforts without efforts by political leadership, military leaders, and diplomatic colleagues, which have solved many issues across India at this time. It is important for our intelligent areas in border areas.”
- He said that “this is based on this fundamental understanding, which was shared in the meeting between PM Modi and President Xi Jinping in Russia, that the two nations are now working together, which to chart a roadmap for our bilateral relations, to return to a stable, forefar and harmony.”
- Sharing the nuances about the efforts made at political, military and diplomatic levels, the Foreign Secretary said that “In the last 5 months, we have had two meetings between the foreign ministers-November, 2024 and February 2025. Our Special Representative for the Indo-China border (SRS) for the India-China border for 23r-velvel in December 2024, for 23rd, for 23rd, for 23rd For SR-Velvel, for the 23rd round for SR-BLEVEL. In November 2024, I got an opportunity to visit Beijing in January 2025 and a very productive meeting with my counterpart. “
- India and China, he said, “It has decided to take several steps to resume practical cooperation between our two countries. The first of these, this year the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra is resumed,” he said “we are also discussing”
- He said that these steps are important and most important to restore mutual confidence between the two countries and to increase people’s relations with people. Highlighting the responsibility that two major economies should live, Mr. Misri said, “As two large neighbors in a vital part of the world, a stable bilateral relationship between our nations will contribute to humanity as a whole. Let us take this 75th year milestone as an opportunity to rebuild our relationship.”
- Before concluding his speech, the Foreign Secretary talked about the “third lesson” to keep both countries in mind. “The sustainable basis for reconstruction of our relationship is a three -fold formula of mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest.”
- In its closing comments, the Foreign Secretary admitted that “the way ahead could be a difficult, but the one we are preparing”, saying that “it is based on these steps that we have already taken in the last five months, that we have started in the end of seven and a half decades. This, he said, he said, now, now,” must turn into tangible benefits for people of our two countries “.
