On November 16, the 8th CPIFA-ICWA Dialogue, co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) and the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), was successfully held via video link. About 25 delegates headed by Amb. Li Jie, Vice President of the CPIFA and Dr. Vijay Thakur Singh, Director General of ICWA attended the meeting. Amb. Li Jie and Dr. Singh delivered opening remarks. Delegates had candid and in-depth discussions on three Sessions, entitled “Global and Regional Developments: Views from India and China”, “Cooperation between India and China for Mutual Benefit: Economic, Cultural and People to People Exchanges” and ”Reformed Multilateralism and True Multilateralism: Commonalities and Contradictions”.

The Chinese delegation included Mr. Wei Wei, Former Ambassador of China to India, Mr. Liu Qing, Vice President of China Institute of International Studies (CIIS), and experts and scholars from Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS), Peking University, Fudan University and Zhejiang International Studies University (ZISU). The Indian delegation included Amb. Nalin Surie, Distinguished Fellow of Delhi Policy Group, Amb. Gautam Bambawale, Distinguished Professor of Symbiosis International University, Amb. Ashok K. Kantha, Distinguished Fellow of Vivekananda International Foundation, Amb. T. S. Tirumurti, former Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, and experts and scholars from Centre for China Analysis and Strategy, Study of International Studies, JNU, and Centre for Contemporary China Studies, etc..