India and China June 9, 2018 signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for sharing the hydrological data of the Brahmaputra River; and for supplying non-Basmati rice to China.
The two MoUs were signed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held detailed discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping on bilateral and global issues. PM Modi was on a two-day visit to the picturesque coastal city of China's Shandong province to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
| MoU on sharing of Brahmaputra River data | |
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Brahmaputra River
| MoU on supply of non-Basmati rice | |
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India and China also signed an agreement under which China has agreed to import non-Basmati rice from India. This MoU was signed between China's General Administration of Customs and India's Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare on Phytosanitary requirements for exporting rice from India to China. In this regard, the ‘2006 Protocol on Phytosanitary Requirements for Exporting Rice from India to China’ has been amended to include the export of non-Basmati varieties of rice from India. At present, India can only export Basmati rice to China.
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Other highlights of the talks between India and China
• President Xi Jinping suggested that China and India should set up a new bilateral trade target of USD 100 billion by 2020.
• China is also looking at enhancing agricultural exports from India including sugar.
• China also agreed to encourage India's pharmaceutical companies to register for high quality pharmacy products in Chinese market.
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