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India and China today signed 24 agreements to strengthen bilateral relationship in several fields including trade and commerce, railways, education, skill development, human resource and other areas. The agreements were signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang after delegation level talks in Beijing.
A memorandum of understanding signed in the field of Railways enables India to seek Chinese cooperation to introduce high speed rails on Delhi -Nagpur Sector, and increase track speed on Chennai-Benguluru-Mysore route. China will also extend assistance in establishment of Railway university in India.
Several agreements were signed to strengthen cooperation in the fields of trade and investment and other fields for establishing relationship at the provincial, city and municipality level between India and China. The MoUs facilitate establishment of relationship between Karnataka and Sichuan, Chennai andChongqing, Hyderabad and Qingdao and Aurangabad and Dunhuang.
Both countries agreed to open consulate General offices in Chennai and Chengdu to facilitate trade and economic engagement and people-to-people exchanges. An MoU was signed in this respect between the two countries.
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Fudan University in China signed an agreement for establishment of Centre for Gandhian and Indian Studies at Fudan University and Yoga College in Kunming.
Both countries agreed to enhance increase cooperation in the field of vocational education. An MoU signed in this respect facilitates China to extend assistance in establishment of vocational training institutes.