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The S&T relations between India and China function within the overall ambit of the Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology, signed between the Department of Science and Technology and the PRC Ministry of Science and Technology in Beijing on December 22, 1988. Since then, the two countries have signed a number of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to cover a range of scientific and technological activities.
During the India visit of PRC State Councillor Chen Zhili in November 2004, Hon’ble MoS (Independent Charge) for S&T and Ocean Development suggested the setting up of a Joint Steering Committee on S&T cooperation, to be headed by S&T Ministers on both sides. The Committee would be the apex body to give direction to S&T cooperation. Reference to the Joint Steering Committee was made in the joint statement issued during the India visit of PRC Premier Wen Jiabao in April 2005.
While India and China have been cooperating in a number of science and technology (S&T) fields such as information technology, biotechnology, agricultural machinery, space tech-nology and energy related technologies, there is enormous scope for further cooperation. Private initiatives from the two countries are making S&T cooperation much more plausible. MNCs from India and China are the major players in this evolving S&T cooperation while the governments and university systems have yet to catch up. A few problems that persist need immediate attention. To begin with the two countries do not have adequate information about each other's S&T system. Moreover, the border dispute between the two as well as apprehensions about a negative fall out of each other's peaceful rise need to be addressed.
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