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THE AGENDA

Political Field

---Exchange of messages between Presidents, Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers on January 1st to commemorate the Friendship Year

---Exchange of high-level visits

---Commemorative receptions to be respectively hosted by the two Ambassadors in each other's country

---New recommendations to promote bilateral relations to be proposed by the 5th meeting of Eminent Persons Group (EPG) in India

---Publication of major China-India bilateral agreements and MOUs on the eve of April 1st

Defence Exchanges

---Visit of Indian Defence Minister to China and signing of the Proposed MOU between the two Defence Ministries

---Continuation of defence exchanges at various levels

---Trans-border interactive visits and sporting activities between the two Armies

Economic and Trade Fields

---High-level business seminar to be held in China and India jointly organized by CCPIT from the Chinese side and FICCI / CII from the Indian side

---Striving for operationalisation of border trade through Nathula Pass within the year of 2006

---" Made In India " Show in China

---Indian fashion show in China

Culture and Tourism

---Visit of India's Minister of Culture to China

---Visit of Chinese Government cultural delegation to India and signing of China-India Cultural Exchange Program for 2006-2008

---Inauguration of the Indian-style Buddhist Temple in Luoyang

---Opening or inauguration ceremony of the Xuan Zang Memorial in Nalanda

---Reciprocal hosting of film festivals in each other's country and encouraging the joint production of films

---Academic seminar on "China-India Cultural Exchanges" to be organized by China Institute Of International Studies (CIIS) or the Center for India Studies in Peking University with its Indian counterpart

---Mutual translation of literary classics

---Friendly exchanges of sporting activities

---Participation of Liaoning Peking Opera Troupe in India's National Opera Festival

---" Shanxi Culture Week" in India

---A TV documentary series named "Along the Footprints of Xuan Zang" to be produced by CCTV

---Visits of Indian Classical Dance Troupes to China ( Bharatnatyam / Kathak / Odissi )

---Organization of "Treasures of " or Exhibition on "Journey of Buddhism from India to China"

---Visit of Bollywood song and dance troupe to China

---Exhibition of Indian books in China

---Indian tourism seminar and road shows in China

--- Indian Food Festival in China

---Indian photographic exhibiton in China by Chinese photographer(s)

--- Launching of Chinese language website by India's Ministry of Tourism

Education, Science and Technology

---A workshop in India on education cooperation by major universities of both sides

---Signing and operationalisation of MOU on China-India Steering Committee on S&T Cooperation during the proposed visit of MOS(S&T) to China

---Exhibtion of practical Patented technology from India

Others

---Exchange of visits of youth delegations

---Release of commemorative First-day Covers or joint issue of stamps

---Establishment of friendship cities between the relevant cities of both countries

---The book " Dr.Kotnis And Me " written by Mrs. Kotnis (Mme. Guo Qinglan ) to be translated and published in India

SEE ALSO

China

India

Foreign Relations Of India

REFERENCES

Programs for China-India Friendship Year 2006