Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi today i.e. on Tuesday. During this, Wang Yi handed over the invitation of President Xi to the Prime Minister for the SCO Summit to be held in Tianjin. In such a situation, PM Modi will soon go to China on a tour of China.
At the time of meeting the Chinese Foreign Minister, Prime Minister Modi emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and harmony on the border. The Prime Minister thanked President Xi Jinping for the invitation of the SCO Summit and agreed to attend the summit. This will be PM Modi’s sixth visit to China.
Narendra Modi expressed his support for the SCO Summit being presided over by China and said that he was eager to meet President Xi Jinping in Tianjin. In such a situation, let us know when and when the Indian Prime Minister has visited China.
When and when the Indian Prime Minister visited China …
The Prime Ministers of India have traveled to China from time to time. The purpose of these trips has been to improve the relationship between the two countries, strengthen trade and strategic partnership. The first visit to China was made by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1954. Since then, Rajiv Gandhi, PV Narasimha Rao, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi have visited China.
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India visit to China
The first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru visited China in 1954, which was aimed at forming the India-China Friendship and Panchsheel agreement. 34 years later, in 1988, Rajiv Gandhi traveled to China, which aims to normalize deteriorating relations after the 1962 war. During the visit of PV Narasimha Rao in 1993, the peace agreement on TLAC was signed.
From Vajpayee to Modi …
Atal Bihari Vajpayee visited China as Prime Minister in 2003, which strengthened business and strategic relations. In this journey, it was agreed to consider Sikkim as part of India.
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Dr. Manmohan Singh visited China twice in 2008 and 2013, in which he emphasized business and border cooperation. The current Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi visited China five times between 2015 and 2018, including the SCO, BRICS and the G20 summit.
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