India, China sign three key MoUs, including one on Brahmaputra river

Beijing: India and China on Monday signed three key MoUs, including one on industrial parks and flood data of Brahmaputra river, coinciding with the visit of Vice President Hamid Ansari in Beijing. The agreements were signed in the presence of Ansari and his Chinese counterpart Li Yuanchao after their talks. [caption id=“attachment_1595675” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Vice President Hamid Ansari with Chinese Preimer Li Keqiang. PTI[/caption] The MoU on industrial parks is aimed at attracting Chinese investments in India and provides an enabling framework for Chinese companies to invest in industrial parks and zones. Under the MoU, the two countries have agreed to cooperate to increase mutual investment in each other’s economies and this cooperation will be in accordance with the relevant domestic laws and regulations of each party and on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. An Industrial Park Cooperation Working Group made up of equal number of representatives from both the countries will be set up to identify and agree upon the detailed modalities for implementing cooperation under this agreement and will periodically review the progress, an official statement said. The MoU on flood data sharing will provide India with 15 days more of hydrological data of river Brahmaputra. The data helps India in flood forecasting. India provides money for maintenance of three hydrological centres on the Chinese side. The data will be provided from 15 May to 15 October each year. The third MoU will help the two countries establish a framework for regular interactions between administrative officials to share experiences and learn from each other’s best practices. Specific programmes of cooperation will be worked out subsequently. The MoU will ensure cooperation between Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie and China Executive Leadership Academy, Pudong, Shanghai. The MOU envisages exchange of officials, cooperation in developing training programmes, field visits to each other’s countries. PTI