70 Sino-Indian events as good as cancelled
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Delhi and Beijing had said earlier that 70 events, 35 in each country, would be held to celebrate the anniversary. It included a trip by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to China for his third informal summit.
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NEW DELHI: Celebrations planned for the 70th anniversary of India and China establishing diplomatic ties has practically being abandoned following tensions along the line of actual control and outbreak of Covid-19.
Delhi and Beijing had said earlier that 70 events, 35 in each country, would be held to celebrate the anniversary. It included a trip by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to China for his third informal summit. After the outbreak of Covid-19, which originated in Wuhan, celebrations were put on hold. Later, any chance of celebration suffered a setback following PLA’s incursions into the India in eastern Ladakh.