India, China parallel rise is unique happening in human history : Jaishankar ANI | Updated: Jan 28, 2021 12:46 IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): Noting the similarities and contrasts between India and China, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday said that the two countries parallel rise in the contemporary era is a unique happening in the human history .
He made the remarks while delivering a keynote address at the 13th All India Conference of China Studies. The two nations have some similarities, especially of size and history but there is also very interesting contrast in many ways culturally politically or economically. Both are in the process of building a modern nation-state from a civilized society. And their parallel rise in the contemporary era albeit at different pace and intensity is a unique happening in the human history, the minister said.