India Foundation organised an interaction with a five-member delegation from Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS), Shanghai, China on April 04, 2024. The delegation was led by Prof. CHEN Dongxiao, President, SIIS and the other members included Prof. LIU Zongyi, Director of South Asia Studies Center, SIIS; Professor YU Hongyuan, Director, Institute for Public Policy and Innovation Studies, SIIS; Professor WANG Yuzhu, Senior Fellow, Institute for World Economy Studies, SIIS; and Miss. LI Hongmei, Research Fellow, South Asia Studies Center, SIIS.
The discussions in the interaction incorporated various issues from India-China relations to AI and technological advancement. The delegation talked about advancing India-China relations and the global outlook for the same. The discussions included shared bilateral concerns along with boundary disputes and thus encouraged more face-to-face conversations and the need to accelerate and encourage interactions at governmental, ecological and think tank level. There were also discussions on Russia-Ukraine and Palestine-Gaza conflicts and the urgent necessity to maintain a global inclusive and resilient supply chain. The interaction also focused on the need of a shift from fixed perceptions to changed dynamics as India-China have been big old neighbors with historical linkages and thus look out for more stable and complementary relationships.
