Mahabali's 'great visit': Kashmir's exclusion, trade silence

Modi invites China to China for third informal meeting

(PTI) Mamlalapuram, Tal. October 12, 2019, Saturday

The two-day informal meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the need for the two countries to work together to protect society from terrorism and religious fanaticism, but there was no debate on the Kashmir issue. However, Jinping had discussed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan 48 hours before his visit to India.

The issue of Kashmir was raised in a joint statement by China and Pakistan during their visit to Iran. China advised the two countries to resolve the dispute through mutual negotiations and not to take a unilateral decision to India. However, India objected to this, saying that Kashmir was an internal matter of India.

Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said in response to a question at a news conference here that Jinping required discussions with PM Modi about Pakistan's recent China visit to Prime Minister Imran Khan. He said there was no mention of Jammu and Kashmir status in the talks between the two leaders.

Jinping, however, mentioned Imran Khan's visit to Beijing, which was heard by Prime Minister Modi. The two leaders also showed a commitment to tackling terrorism and fundamentalism together and to take bilateral relations to a new level.

The two leaders agreed to take steps to increase mutual trust between the armies of the two nations. In this regard, Xi Jinping invited the Indian defense minister to visit China.

Vijay Gokhale said there was a one-on-one discussion between the two leaders for about seven hours in two days. There was no mention of Jammu and Kashmir in the talks between the leaders of the two countries.

India's side knows China already in this regard. He said that the two leaders also acknowledged the need to autonomous foreign policy and to keep bilateral relations independent of the views and views of a third country.

In international affairs, the two leaders felt the need to increase cooperation on multilateral forums and talk about reform in the United Nations. The two leaders also discussed the Afghanistan issue.

After talking to Chinese President Xi Jinping in a number of sessions over the past two days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that we have decided to resolve differences, be sensitive to each other's concerns and not allow them to be disputed.

The Prime Minister said that a new era of cooperation between India and China through the 'Chennai Contact' is about to begin. In a delegation-level conversation with Jinping at a luxury resort in Mamlalapuram on the second and final day of the informal meeting, Modi pointed out that India and China have been global economic forces for the most part in the last 2,000 years and are slowly moving back to that stage.

Referring to the results of his first informal meeting with Xi Jinping in Wuhan, Modi said, "The spirit of Wuhan has given renewed momentum and confidence to our relations." After this meeting, the strategic link between the two countries has increased. '

According to the Foreign Ministry, before the delegation-level talks, Modi and Jinping had a one-on-one conversation at the Fisherman's Cove resort for about a quarter, with clear indications of their intention to renew relations to enhance bilateral cooperation. The two leaders also appeared talking on the beach, walking around.

On Friday, Modi and Xi Jinping had nearly two-and-a-half conversations during dinner. The dinner meeting of the two leaders lasted much longer than the stipulated time. He said that the two leaders also discussed trade deficit and imbalance in trade.

Modi gives Jinping a silk shawl

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday presented Chinese President Xi Jinping with a gift of a large-scale silk shawl. This shawl embosses the face of Chinese President Xi Jinping with gold on a light red silk background. This shawl was displayed in Mamlalapuram. Later, Prime Minister Modi gave a gift to the Chinese president of a handmade silk picture of Wei Jinping by the weavers of the Coimbatore Culture Society. Earlier, Modi had taken Jinping to a display of handloom exhibits and other crafts in Tamil Nadu. A live demoration of hand weaving was also done by the weavers in front of both the leaders. In exchange for Modi's gift, the Chinese president gave the Prime Minister a gift of Chinese soil, on which the image of Modi was painted. The Chinese president was also given a gift from Tanjore Art Painting, dancing Saraswati, beautiful glass painting and a lantern from Pomfur on Friday.

PM Modi's plugging on the beach of Mamallapuram

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen cleaning up the beach by picking up plastic and other garbage during his morning walk on the second morning of an informal meeting with Xi Jinping on Saturday. Modi shared a three-minute video on Twitter and saw people urging the public to keep clean. In this video Modi was seen picking up plastic waste and other items from the beach. Modi wrote in the tweet, 'I have been blogging for 30 minutes this morning on the beach in Mamlalapuram. The cash collected on the beach was given to the hotel staff by Jayaraj. We must make sure that our public spaces are clean. ' Plugging is the activity of collecting waste, including plastic bottles, when jogging in the morning. Tagging Modi's video, BJP President and Home Minister Amit Shah wrote, 'A true leader sets the example. We are grateful for PM Modi's efforts for cleanliness. '

Five-year tourist e-visa for Chinese travelers

Beijing, Ta. 12

On the second day of an informal meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, India announced the issuance of a five-year tourist e-visa with multiple entry points for Chinese travelers. A statement from the Indian Embassy in Beijing said: "It is believed that this unilateral delay in the e-tourist visa for Chinese citizens will enhance mutual contact between the two countries and encourage Chinese tourists to choose India for tourism." Xi Jinping and Modi during their visit on Friday agreed to promote mutual communication and education between the two countries to achieve joint development and prosperity, Xinhua reported.

New arrangements under the Ministerial level supervision for trade and investment

New arrangements will be set up to discuss trade, investment and services in both countries. The new arrangement will work under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister Hu Shinhua from China and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman from India. At the delegation level meeting, India expressed concern over the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade negotiations with China's leadership. The new system will discuss trade, investment and services. Apart from this, the focus was also on improving relations between the two countries. About 35-35 M70 programs will be held in both the countries for public relations. External Affairs Secretary Vijay Gokhale said that Modi emphasized on promoting tourism in order to increase public relations. President Xi Jinping talked about providing greater convenience to the pilgrims going to Kailash Mansarovar.

Your initiative is proving good: Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping praised Modi's new diplomacy at an informal meeting and said he was overwhelmed by the welcome at the second informal meeting and it was a memorable experience for him. Jinping said that the Chinese media has written a lot on the relations between the two countries. She mentioned the first informal meeting in Wuhan and gave credit to PM Modi. Shi said, Wuhan's initiative was yours and it is proving to be a very good endeavor. China's President said that China and India are important neighbors of each other. Both are the only countries in the world with a population of over one billion.