I. Political Field

1.       Exchange of messages between Presidents, Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers on January 1^st to commemorate the Friendship Year

 

2.       Exchange of high-level visits

 

3.       Commemorative receptions to be respectively hosted by the two Ambassadors in each other's country

 

4.       New recommendations to promote bilateral relations to be proposed by the 5^th meeting of Eminent Persons Group (EPG) in India

 

5.       Publication of major China-India bilateral agreements and MOUs on the eve of April 1^st

 

II. Defence Exchanges

6.       Visit of Indian Defence Minister to China and signing of the Proposed MOU between the two Defence Ministries

 

7.       Continuation of defence exchanges at various levels

 

8.       Trans-border interactive visits and sporting activities between the two Armies

 

III. Economic and Trade Fields

9.       High-level business seminar to be held in China and India jointly organized by CCPIT from the Chinese side and FICCI/CII from the Indian side

 

10.   Striving for operationalisation of border trade through Nathula Pass within the year of 2006

 

11.   "Made in India" Show in China

 

12.   Indian fashion show in China

 

IV.Culture and Tourism

13.   Visit of India's Minister of Culture to China

 

14.   Visit of Chinese Government cultural delegation to India and signing of China-India Cultural Exchange Program for 2006-2008

 

15.   Inauguration of the Indian-style Buddhist temple in Luoyang

 

16.   Opening or inauguration ceremony of the Xuan Zang Memorial in Nalanda

 

17.   Reciprocal hosting of film festivals in each other's country and encouraging the joint production of films

 

18.   Academic seminar on "China-India Cultural Exchanges" to be organized by China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) or the Center for India Studies in Peking University with its Indian counterpart

 

19.   Mutual translation of literary classics

 

20.   Friendly exchanges of sporting activities

 

21.   Participation of Liaoning Peking Opera Troupe in India's National Opera Festival

 

22.   "Shanxi Culture Week" in India

 

23.   A TV documentary series named "Along the Footprints of Xuan Zang" to be produced by CCTV

 

24.   Visits of Indian Classical Dance Troupes to China (Bharatnatyam/Kathak/odissi)

 

25.   Organization of "Treasures of Ancient India:Exhibition of Indian Civilization" or Exhibition on "Journey of Buddhism from India to China"

 

 

        26.   Visit of Bollywood song and dance troupe to China

 

27.   Exhibition of Indian books in China

 

28.   Indian tourism seminar and road shows in China

 

29.   Indian Food Festival in China

 

30.   Indian photographic exhibiton in China by Chinese photographer(s)

 

31.   Launching of Chinese language website by India's Ministry of Tourism

 

Ⅴ. Education, Science and Technology

32.   A workshop in India on education cooperation by major universities of both sides

 

33.   Signing and operationalisation of MOU on China-India Steering Committee on S&T Cooperation during the proposed visit of MOS(S&T) to China

 

34.   Exhibtion of practical patented technology from India

 

Ⅵ. Others

35.   Exchange of visits of youth delegations

 

36.   Release of commemorative first-day covers or joint issue of stamps

 

37.   Establishment of friendship cities between the relevant cities of both countries

 

38.   The book "Dr. Kotnis and Me" written by Mrs. Kotnis (Mme. Guo Qinglan) to be translated and published in India