China wants India in Silk Road plan :

China wants India in Silk Road plan :

Giving final touches to its most ambitious plan to build a wide network of new Silk Route roads on land and seas to enhance global connectivity, China has invited India to join Chinese President’s pet project that would revive the ancient trade route and benefit the region.

“ From historical point of view India is the converging point of Maritime Silk Route ( MSR) and the ancient  Silk Road on land. For more than 2000 years India had very good exchanges with China through the passage of the south Silk Route”, councilor, department of International Economic Affairs said. “ So in China we have a belief that China and India both placed the trail of Silk Roads and MSR and we both have benefitted from the roads”, said the concern  person of the Silk Roads projects that involves a maze of highways on land and port connectivity by sea said.

The projects  were expected to revive China’s trade links specially its sagging exports besides globally enhancing its sphere of influence. Throughout the history of Silk Road and Maritime Silk Road many scholars and businessmen from India n visited China and still many Chinese remember the names of many of them and stories.

The person, who is in charge of the project took a team of diplomats and journalists to showcase China’s preparation to build the New Silk Road ( NSR) from the historic city of Xian, once the flourishing capital of China. The road enabled China’s famous Buddhist scholar Xuanzang to visit India in 600 AD and return with the treasure trove of Buddhist scriptures.