India and China celebrate 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations on April 1

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  India and China celebrate 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations on April 1

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1. 1950 - India and China established diplomatic relations. India was the first non-socialist country to establish relations and the catchphrase ‘Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai’ became famous.
2. 1955 - Both countries attended the Asian-African Conference at Bandung, Indonesia and jointly advocated the Bandung Spirit of solidarity, friendship and cooperation. It has led to the decolonisation of the whole of Asia and Africa and to the formation of a Non-Aligned Movement as the third Way between the Two Blocs of Superpowers. The First NAM Summit Conference took place in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in September 1961.
3. 1962 - The border conflict led to a serious setback in bilateral relations.
4. 1976 - China and India restored ambassadorial relations and bilateral ties improved gradually.
5. 1988 - Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi visited China, initiating the process of normalization of bilateral relations. The two sides agreed to look forward and develop bilateral relations actively in other fields while seeking a mutually acceptable solution to boundary questions.
6. 1992 - Indian President R. Venkataraman visited China. He was the first President who visited China since the independence of the Republic of India.
7. 1996 - Chinese President Jiang Zemin visited India. He was the first head of state from China who visited India since the establishment of bilateral ties. Agreement between the Government of China and the Government of India on Confidence Building Measures in the Military Field along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China Border Areas was signed.
8. 2000 - Indian President K R Narayanan visited China on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and India.
9. 2008 - "A Shared Vision for the 21st Century" was agreed upon by the two governments.
10. 2010 - The 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and India. In December, the two countries issued a Joint Communiqué.
11. 2011 - It was the ‘China-India Exchange Year’. Both sides held a series of people-to-people and cultural exchange activities. Both of them signed a memorandum on joint compilation for the ‘Encyclopedia of India-China Cultural Contacts’.
12. 2012 - It was the ‘Year of China-India Friendship and Cooperation’. The head of the governments met each other on the sidelines of the 4th BRICS Summit and the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
13. 2015 - The two sides met on the sidelines of the 7th BRICS Summit in Ufa, Russia and the Leaders' Meetings on East Asia Cooperation in Malaysia. China decided to open the Nathu La Pass (Sikkim) to Indian official pilgrims to Xizang. India celebrated the India Tourism Year in China.
14. 2018 - Chinese President held an informal meeting with Indian Prime Minister in Wuhan which set up a new model of exchanges between two leaders. Indian Prime Minister visited China to attend the SCO Summit in Qingdao. The two leaders met again on the sidelines of the 10th BRICS Summit and the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires.
15. 2019 - The second informal meeting was held in Mamallapuram, Chennai which reaffirmed the Wuhan consensus. Both nations agreed to build a closer partnership for development, enhance the in-depth strategic communication, promote mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields and advance exchanges and mutual learning between the two civilizations. Both sides met on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Bishkek and the 11th BRICS Summit.
16. 2020 - It marks the year of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and India. It is also China-India Year of Cultural and People-to-People Exchanges, where the two sides agreed to hold 70 celebratory activities to demonstrate the historic connection between the two civilizations as well as their growing bilateral relationship.

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