On November7, the 6th CPIFA-ICWA Dialogue on China-India Relations, co-sponsored by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) and the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), was held in New Delhi.

The Chinese delegationled by Amb. Yang Yanyi, Member of Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Former Chinese Ambassador to Brunei and European Union, included Amb. Ou Boqian, CPIFA Vice President, Mr. Wang Chungui, Former Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines and Malaysia, and experts and scholars from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Commerce, and Zhejiang International Studies University. The Indian delegation led by Dr. Tirumallai C A Raghavan, ICWA Director General, included Mr. Shri Soumen Bagchi, ICWA Deputy Director General, Mr. Gautam Bambawale, Former Indian Ambassador to China as well as other representatives from think tanks and universities.

Amb. Yang Yanyi, Dr. Tirumallai C A Raghavan and Mr. Sun Weidong, Chinese Ambassador to India, addressed the opening ceremony respectively. Delegates from both sides conducted in-depth discussions on “From Wuhan to Chennai: Looking Forward to the 70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations”, “Global Economic Outlook: Perspectives from India and China”, “Significance of Cultural and People-to-People Exchanges”. H.E. Ms. Vijay Thakur Singh, Secretary (East) of Ministry of External Affairs of India, met the Chinese delegation in India.