China optimistically nods to share hydrological data of Brahmaputra and Sutlej rivers, says Swaraj

Beijing, April 23: “China optimistically nods to resume sharing of hydrological data of the Brahmaputra and Sutlej rivers,” said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, months after Beijing stopped the practice following the stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops at Doklam. 

The sharing of hydrological data is crucial to predicting floods in India’s northeastern region, prone to natural calamities.

Today EAM Sushma Swaraj also pitched for boosting bilateral ties by wiping out linguistic barrier and learning Hindi. One of the best ways to bridge the gaps between two nations is the communication in their language, dialect; said MEA Sushma Swaraj when she pitched for spreading the essence of our language Hindi in Beijing.

Also to take the mutual ties on high level, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and PM Xi Jinping have decided to hold the informal meetings, which will help deepen mutual trust between the two leaders, make a strategic judgement on the world pattern and China-India relations, and guide the two countries to set new goals and open up new prospects for the bilateral ties.

On Sunday, EAM Swaraj and Wang also exchanged views on cooperation on the multilateral arena and discussed their perspectives on counter-terrorism and collaborative efforts to address other global challenges, such as climate change and sustainable development.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who is sternly thriving to boost India China relations, said “maintaining peace with the border areas with China was an essential prerequisite for the smooth development of bilateral ties,” during the crucial talks held with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

Swaraj, who arrived in China on a four-day visit to take part in the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), met her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and discussed a host of bilateral issues and ways to step-up the pace of high-level interactions to improve the relationship.

Last month, a team of officials of India’s Ministry of Water Resources held talks with their Chinese counterparts on the cooperation of trans border rivers at the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the first after Beijing last year stopped providing the data.