Bangalore, a 'must-see city' for China's IT sector, says envoy

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, OCT. 8. Bangalore's IT identity has spread far and wide, and today it was the Chinese Ambassador to India, Mr. Hua Junduo, who shared snippets about how Bangalore was the ``must- see city'' for China's IT and software sector.

Mr. Junduo, who took up his posting in New Delhi barely a couple of months ago, was here at the invitation of the India-China Friendship Association, Karnataka, to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

``Bangalore is an important city,'' he said, adding that anyone returning home after a visit to India was invariably asked: ``Have you been to Bangalore?'', and the answer would have to be yes, for the trip to have been worth it all.

Mr. Junduo noted that India and China went back a long way, across the millennia, and the news about India that ancient Chinese visitors had carried back had become a part of Chinese civilisation. ``And how can I forget to mention the good work of Dr. Kotnis who headed the Indian medical delegation during the Japanese occupation during the Second World War?'', he asked.

Of course, there were a few unfortunate pages in the shared history of India and China, he admitted, but the efforts of both peoples and their governments had helped weather the storm, and ``the relationship is getting better'', he said.

The Social Welfare Minister, Mr. Kagodu Thimmappa, who felicitated Mr. Junduo, recalled his recent visit to China as the head of a delegation, and said there was a great deal that Indians could learn from China.

``Many problems that the two countries tackle everyday are very similar, and I found a museum in Shanghai depicting the social system prevalent in ancient China which confirmed my conviction that nation-building and relationship-building begins with an understanding of the social ethos,'' Mr. Thimmappa said.

He felt that India could take more than a few tips from China in the area of agriculture and sericulture and small-scale industries.

The India-China Friendship Association, which hosted today's function, has been at the forefront of strengthening ties at the people-to-people level, apart from diplomatic ties. Many delegations such as the one led by Mr. Thimmappa were facilitated by association, its General Secretary, Mr. V. Bhaskaran said.

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