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印度总理莫迪在中国与印度经贸论坛上英语演讲稿
印度总理莫迪在中国与印度经贸论坛上英语演讲稿
iamreallyhappytobeherewithyou.beforecomingtothisforum,ihadverydetaileddiscussionwiththeceosofmajorchinesecompanies.iamsureourinteractionstodaywillleadtobenefitstothepeopleandbusinessesofthetwocountries.
alongwithme,anumberofofficialsandprominentindianceos,arealsopresenthere.
asyouknow,chinaandindiaaretwogreatandoldcivilisationsoftheworld.theyhaveprovidedmanylightsofknowledgeontheentirehumansociety.today,wetogether,representmorethanonethirdoftheglobalpopulation.
indiaandchinahaveacommonhistoryoffivethousandyearsandacommonboundaryofoverthreethousandandfourhundredkilometers.
twothousandyearsago,attheinvitationofthechineseemperorming,twoindianmonkscametochina.theybroughtmanysanskritscripturesontwowhitehorses.theytranslatedmanybuddhistclassicsandscripturesintochineselanguage.
itisbelievedthattheyintroducedbuddhisminchina.thekingbuiltatempleinhonourofthisevent.thetempleispopularlyknownaswhitehorsetemple.thetemplethenincreasedinimportanceasbuddhismgrewwithinchina,andspreadtokorea,japanandvietnam.
theserenityofbuddhisminasiancountriesistheseedoftheirsuccess.istronglybelievethatthiscenturybelongstoasia.andbuddhismwillbeafurtherunifyingandcatalysingforceamongtheasiancountries.
yourfamousscholarslikefahienandhiuentsanghavetaughtmanysecretsofchinesewisdomtoindians.inaddition,theydiscoveredmanysecretswithinindiaitself.hiuentsanghadvisitedmyownhometowningujarat.fromhisworks,weknowtodaythattherewasabuddhistmonasterythere.whenhiuentsangreturnedtochinahebroughtwithhimsanskritscripturesandbooksofwisdom.thetraditionalsystemsofmedicineofthetwocountriesbasedonnaturalelementsalsohavealotincommon.
inrecenttimestoo,thisstreamofknowledgeisflowingacrossourborders.prof.jixianlinofpekinguniversitywasagreatsanskritscholar.hespentmostpartofhislifeintranslatingvalmikisramayanintochinese.indiangovernmenthashonouredhimbybestowingaprestigiousawardinXX.
morerecently,prof.jindinghanhastranslatedtulasiramayanintochinese.translationsofbhagwadgitaandmahabharatarealsopopularwiththechinesepeople.ithankthesechinesescholarsforintroducingindianculturetothechinesepeople.
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indiahasalwaysbeenaknowledgesociety.whereas,youhavebeenaninnovatingsociety.ancientchinawashighlyadvancedinscienceandtechnology.likeindians,chinesetoosailedtoamericasanddistantcornersoftheworldintheirships.theyhadthemarinerscompassandgunpowder.
butimustaddthatduringthistime,indianastronomyandmathematicswerequitepopularinchina.indianastronomerswereappointedontheofficialboardssetuptopreparecalendars.
theindianconceptofzeroandthatofnineplanetshavebeenhelpfulindiscoveriesinchina.so,ourideashadaroletoplayinyourinnovations.
thus,wehavealotincommonandwecandoalottogether.aswehelpedeachothergrowingspiritually,wehavetohelpeachothergrowingeconomically.thereareinstancesofsucheconomicexchangesinthepast.itisbelievedthatchinagavesilkandpapertoindia.webothhavepotentialsofgrowthandproblemsofpovertywhichwecantackletogether.iampersonallycommittedtotaketheco-operativeprocessforward.
thatiswhyevenaschiefministerofgujarat,ivisitedchina.asprimeministertooiamconvincedandcommittedforexchangeandco-operationforsocio-economicdevelopmentofthetwocountries.
ihavelotofhopefromtherelationshipwhichiandpresidentxiaretryingtobuild.duringhisvisittoindiainseptemberXX,chineseinvestmentsworth20billionusdollars(rs.12lakh-crore)werecommitted.wesigned12agreementscoveringindustrialparks,railways,creditandleasing,withcumulativeamountofinvestmentsof13billionusdollars.
weareverykeentodevelopthesectorswherechinaisstrong.weneedyourinvolvement.thescopeandpotential,thebreadthandlengthofinfrastructureandrelateddevelopmentsisveryhugeinindia.justtogiveyousomeexamples:
wehaveplannedtobuild50millionhousesby2022.inaddition,wearegoingtodevelopsmartcitiesandmegaindustrialcorridors;
forthispurpose,wehaverefinedourfdipolicyinconstruction.wearealsocomingupwitharegulatoryframeworkforthissector;
wehavetargeted175gigawattsofrenewableenergyinnextfewyears.inadditiontogeneration,theissuesoftransmissionanddistributionofelectricityareequallyimportantforus;
wearemodernizingourrailwaysystemsincludingsignals,enginesandrailwaystations.weareplanningmetrorailinfiftycitiesandhighspeedtrainsinvariouscorridors;