Thursday, June 04, 2015 10 Am to 11 AM
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China in May marked the second time in less than a year that he and President Xi Jinping of China held summit-level meetings in their home countries. The visit was, by most accounts, a successful one. The two sides signed two dozen agreements: business deals worth an estimated $22 billion, decisions to strengthen relations between officials in various government branches, pledges by both China and India to open a new consulate in the other country, and a joint statement on climate change that acknowledged the urgency of the UN climate talks in Paris this December. The India-China border, where skirmishes occurred during President Xi’s visit to India last September, remained calm, while Prime Minister Modi candidly proposed that China “reconsider its approach” to some aspects of its foreign policy.
What does the latest meeting between the heads of Asia’s two largest countries mean for the future of their relationship? Are India and China now engaged with one another on equal footing? And what are the prospects for the two countries to cooperate on shared regional and global challenges such as climate change? ASPI President Kevin Rudd will share his views on the China-India relationship and its importance for the upcoming United Nations climate policy summit, which he recently wrote about in an op-ed for the New York Times.
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