India has cordial relationship with China: Antony
PTI
Making it clear that India is not paranoid over China, Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday said that Sino-Indian bilateral relations were improving and getting better, despite the border dispute.
“Nothing like that,” was Mr. Antony’s response to reporters’ queries if the government was paranoid over China and if there was any problem or bad feeling about Beijing.
The government has taken a conscious policy decision to maintain “very cordial and friendly” relations with all the neighbours, he said while interacting with the media after inaugurating a conference of Defence Accounts Controllers here.
“In this context, we are trying to improve our relations with all our neighbouring countries and this includes China also. All are reciprocating well,” he said.
Noting that Sino-Indian border disputes still existed, the Defence Minister said the two governments had evolved mechanisms to talk about these disputes.
“Despite these disputes, our relations are improving (with China) in all aspects. China is today our largest trading partner. Our cultural relations are improving.
“Regarding my ministry, disputes are there, but military relations are improving,” he said citing the example of two Sino-Indian army exercises held in the last three years and the visit of Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar to China earlier this year.
“Our relations with China is improving and it is comparatively better and the border is peaceful,” he said.
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Organising Festivals of India in China and France
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is coordinating the Festival of India in China as well as the Festival of India in France called ‘Namaste France’, in 2010-11. These Festivals were formally inaugurated in Beijing and Paris on April 7th and April 14th 2010 respectively.
The Festival of India in China would span the period from April to October, 2010, while the “Namaste France” Festival covers the period between April 2010 and – May 2011. The estimated expenditure on the Festival of India in China is Rs.4.5 crores, while approx. Rs.3.0 crores are likely to be spent on the ‘Namaste France’ Festival.
In the last three years, ICCR has organized various Festivals including the India-Japan Friendship Year from December, 2006- December, 2007, Festival of India in Israel in 2007, Festival of India in Syria in October, 2008, Days of Indian Culture in Egypt in November, 2008, Festival of India in The Netherlands in 2008, Festival of India in Hungary in November/ December, 2008, and the Year of India in Russia from March, 2009 to December, 2009.
Due to the emergence of India as a major economic and knowledge hub, interest in and curiosity about Indian Culture and civilization has been consistently increasing. These two Festivals project the rich cultural diversity of India. Indian Festivals abroad help create awareness about India, its culture, history, architecture, ethos and evolution, leading to a substantial increase in tourism, goodwill and even commercial interaction for the country. It is ICCR’s endeavor to showcase diverse forms of Indian dance, music and theatre in the course of these two major Festivals and to organize talks and seminars on Indian themes. ICCR coordinates Indian Food and Film Festivals, Fashion Shows, Tourism Road Shows and exhibitions of paintings, photographs and Indian antiquities being organized by other Ministries / Departments.
This information was given by Shri S.M. Krishna, Minister of External Affairs, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
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The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is coordinating the Festival of India in China as well as the Festival of India in France called ‘Namaste France’, in 2010-11. These Festivals were formally inaugurated in Beijing and Paris on April 7th and April 14th 2010 respectively.
The Festival of India in China would span the period from April to October, 2010, while the “Namaste France” Festival covers the period between April 2010 and – May 2011. The estimated expenditure on the Festival of India in China is Rs.4.5 crores, while approx. Rs.3.0 crores are likely to be spent on the ‘Namaste France’ Festival.
In the last three years, ICCR has organized various Festivals including the India-Japan Friendship Year from December, 2006- December, 2007, Festival of India in Israel in 2007, Festival of India in Syria in October, 2008, Days of Indian Culture in Egypt in November, 2008, Festival of India in The Netherlands in 2008, Festival of India in Hungary in November/ December, 2008, and the Year of India in Russia from March, 2009 to December, 2009.
Due to the emergence of India as a major economic and knowledge hub, interest in and curiosity about Indian Culture and civilization has been consistently increasing. These two Festivals project the rich cultural diversity of India. Indian Festivals abroad help create awareness about India, its culture, history, architecture, ethos and evolution, leading to a substantial increase in tourism, goodwill and even commercial interaction for the country. It is ICCR’s endeavor to showcase diverse forms of Indian dance, music and theatre in the course of these two major Festivals and to organize talks and seminars on Indian themes. ICCR coordinates Indian Food and Film Festivals, Fashion Shows, Tourism Road Shows and exhibitions of paintings, photographs and Indian antiquities being organized by other Ministries / Departments.
This information was given by Shri S.M. Krishna, Minister of External Affairs, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
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