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During his election rallies, Prime Minister Modi had promised people that everyone would have a house to live in, under the project “Housing for All” which was targeted to be completed by 2022. Soon enough, his government moved in to fulfil the promise, but the 2.45 lakh constructed houses that are lying vacant all over India stand mocking both the PM and his promise. 
 
Out of the top 5 states that house constructed but vacant low-cost houses, we have Modi's home state Gujarat, along with BJP-ruled Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, as well as Delhi and Andhra Pradesh. 
 These low-cost houses were constructed under different urban housing schemes and were sanctioned under <keyword id="6412957" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Jawaharlal-Nehru-National-Urban-Renewal-Mission">Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission</keyword> (<keyword id="6455794" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="JNNURM">JNNURM</keyword>) and <keyword id="119473" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rajiv-Awas-Yojana">Rajiv Awas Yojana</keyword> (RAY). As per the latest statistics of the ministry of housing and urban poverty alleviation, 14 lakh low-cost houses were sanctioned under these two major schemes, out of which only 8 lakh were built. Of this 8 lakh houses, 2.45 lakh houses are still to find residents. 
 Both the housing schemes were merged to launch the <keyword id="2910604" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Pradhan-Mantri-Awas-Yojana">Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana</keyword> under which, the government aims to build 2 crore low-cost houses, including 14 lakh for slum redevelopment dwellings. 
 
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What housing boom? 2.45 lakh houses lying vacant in India

Former <keyword id="71" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Prime-Minister">Prime Minister</keyword> <keyword id="6359397" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Manmohan-Singh">Manmohan Singh</keyword> has always been known to be the ‘silent PM’. All throughout his 10-year tenure at the helm of affairs as the Prime Minister of India, from 2004 to 2014, the Prime Minister was accused of not interacting more with either the media or the citizens of the country. Infact, things became too hot to handle once the scams started coming out into the open. First the <keyword id="6446767" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="2G-scam">2G scam</keyword> in 2010, followed by the CWG scam and then the coal scam, severely marred the <keyword id="1575" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Congress">Congress</keyword> party’s reputation and did irreversible damage to even Singh’s reputation, who was till then hailed as the ‘cleanest politician’ and was extended wide acclaim for having brought around the very first round of economic liberalisation to India in 1991 as the <keyword id="6355261" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Finance-minister">Finance Minister</keyword> (under the aegis of Narasimha Rao). 
 Today, just a day after fresh allegations were levelled against him by former Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Chairman, Pradeep Baijal, Singh told a gathering of young, budding politicians of NSUI that most of the claims being made by the <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> and the <keyword id="14666" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="BJP">BJP</keyword> government were all false. 
 
Here, we list down for you the top 5 digs the former Prime Minister leveled at all the allegations that have been made against him, his leadership and his family, in an extremely candid address. 
 
1) Manmohan Singh said, “The UPA has always fought against corruption. We will continue to do so,” and went on to say, “I have never used the office to enrich the coffers of my family, or that of my friends or that of my political party.” 
 2) On the claims that the BJP government has been making about the reforms the NDA government has brought to the economy within a year of its coming to power, Singh said, “We have a duty to our citizens of telling the truth. All of us have an obligation to give out the correct information to our people. You can’t make false talk about the <keyword id="26374" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="UPA-government">UPA government</keyword>.” 
 3) He also claimed that most of the ‘achievements’ that the BJP government was laying claim to was in fact, revamped versions of schemes that were launched by the UPA regime, a claim that many an expert has in the past reiterated. He said, “Be it the <keyword id="6383794" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="national-Rural-Health-Mission">National Rural Health Mission</keyword> or the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission. These were schemes that were launched during the UPA regimen and that have been subsequently revamped and relaunched by the BJP government.” 
 
4) Singh went on to say, “All the talk about improvement in the economy that the BJP is talking about. Just go around and see for yourself and look at the data. Investment is not increasing. Farming sector has seen no increase. 65% of our country is represented by the rural population and they are in distress. When over 65% of a country’s population is in distress, how can you claim that the country is progressing?” 
 5) Singh also took a dig at Modi’s pet project, The Make in India. He said, “What is this Make in India? This is nothing but a revamped version of the UPA’s new National Manufacturing Policy, under which we had promised to increase the share of manufacturing to <keyword id="35050" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="gdp">GDP</keyword> to 25% by 2025. The BJP’s claims are no different.”

5 uncharacteristically strong digs that Former
PM Manmohan Singh took at Narendra Modi and the BJP Govt

India as a civilisation has revered nature for its life-giving properties and has been powered by renewable sources since ancient times. Modern India generates almost a third of its power using renewables sources – water, wind and a small part from the sun (&lt;1%) while the rest comes largely from fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas). These fuels have been the mainstays of power generation for the past few decades and would have continued to do so but for their escalating prices. Also, an ongoing lack of consistent fuel supply to meet even the current demand, along with the clamour against global warming, has put the energy industry under increased pressure and the focus is now on renewable sources of power like the sun, water, geothermal, biomass and wind. 
 
Large hydro projects, comprising almost a third of the current power generation sources, have hit numerous roadblocks due to people displacement, global warming, habitat destruction and land submergence. Biomass initially started off well but due to unplanned supply chain issues, has resulted in almost 75% of the 2 GW installed capacity coming to a standstill. Tidal and geothermal are almost non-existent in India while wind has played a significant role in increasing the acceptability of renewables, but hasn’t really contributed to a scalable solution. Biomass has been an abject failure due to fuel price rise, with 75% of the installed 2 GW capacity currently without adequate biomass supply. Wind turbines generate unscheduled power for just a few months, making them unsuitable for mainstream power generation, especially in the Indian context, and were only successful due to huge corporate tax benefits. 
 That just leaves us with the sun which delivers more than enough <keyword id="6357019" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="solar-energy">solar energy</keyword> every hour to our planet to power the entire world’s energy needs for a year. However, the major drawback is its periodic nature and capturing this energy for round-the-clock delivery at cost-effective pricing is the next paradigm of energy that is now receiving attention and interest. 
 Clean and <keyword id="60895" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="Green-energy">green energy</keyword> is a basic theory of modern life although the governmental focus is more on grid power, which is a polluting, inefficient and unreliable source of power. AT&amp;C losses account for close to 40% of the total power generation, amounting to a total of Rs 75 thousand crore and more every year that could wipe out energy poverty across the country. Smart grids and infrastructure updates are the need of the hour. But the government is still focused on spending Rs 2 lakh crore to bail out bankrupt Discoms whereas that amount could have been used to deliver distributed energy and reduce dependence on Discoms for a large part of the country. 
 The <keyword id="44734" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Indian-Government">Indian government</keyword> recognised this potential and the MNRE (Ministry of New and <keyword id="34553" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="renewable-energy">Renewable Energy</keyword>) launched an ambitious programme in 2010 called JNNSM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission) to deploy 22,000 MW of grid-connected <keyword id="70990" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="Solar-power">solar power</keyword> by 2020. The programme has seen limited success with phase I meeting its PV targets and phase 2 on the way in the form of 750 MW via the Viability Gap <keyword id="6357455" type="EVENT" weightage="40" keywordseo="Funding">Funding</keyword> (VGF) programme. 
 
In the initial programme, CSP (Concentrated Solar Power), aka GemaSolar, but without storage, was touted as a replacement to thermal plants and received majority of the allocation but failed to take off significantly, with deadline extensions and penalty waivers being the norm. There are talks to revive this programme and its success will decide whether solar power can be considered as a base load alternative. 
 
Thermal-concentrated sources of energy are optimal for urban and semi-urban areas. However, towns need to reduce dependence on the grid and adopt the German model, which enables local, as well as distributed power, using net-metering. 
 
The MNRE programmes have barely managed to dent the potential of distributed RE, requiring focused attention and financial muscle to enable the nation on its path towards renewable energy. But MNRE has not paid out a large part of the residential subsidies of 30% of capital costs over the past year due to lack of funds, a serious damper, especially for solar on rooftops. The current VGF programme is scheduled to cost the MNRE Rs 2,500 crore and push solar procurement costs down to below Rs 5.5 per KWh, enabling it to compete with conventional energy. 
 
The essence of solar success lies in empowering the distributed 400 million poor who are currently consuming fossil fuel not touched by the power grid and thus reduce India’s CAD (current account deficit), environmental pollution and health concerns. But there lies the irony. The rural/tribal populace pays nearly twice or thrice the rate of power than those living in cities, but has received minimal attention although the impact is the highest to those using fossil fuel and government subsidies in daily life. 
 
Every unit of power generated has the ability to multiply economic growth, especially in rural areas that suffer from energy paucity due to unreliable connections or load shedding. State governments of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and a few other states have already initiated proactive steps by increasing the state subsidies, in addition to subsidies from the central government, and are also looking at replacing grid-connected agricultural equipment with solar-enabled ones. 
 
Solar has the potential to reduce the current energy peak deficit significantly and improve delivery due to its distributed nature, provided it can get the appropriate financial support from the Centre, as well as all the states. The central government continues to think that grid power, with its huge losses, is the solution. But in reality, distributed energy, delivered to every home and the excess pumped into the grid, would result into least amount of losses while reducing energy generation needs. 
 
Over the next few years, solar power will come into its own, both from financial viability and availability perspectives, with exponential growth in distributed solar, coupled with storage, transforming the entire energy spectrum in India. The future of Indian energy segment is here and it is the Sun that will continue to power our economic and energy growth into the next millennium. 
 
About the author: Ritesh Pothan manages two India-focused renewable energy groups on LinkedIn. He is also a founding member of <keyword id="2036013" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="Natural-Group">Natural Group</keyword>, a solar and renewable energy-focused advisory/consulting organisation, and helps drive significant value into renewable energy projects.

Solar Is The Future Of Renewable Energy In India

Bengaluru, State-run <keyword id="415634" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jawaharlal-Nehru-Planetarium">Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium</keyword> in the <keyword id="24914" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="City-centre">city centre</keyword> has made arrangements to watch the <keyword id="10465369" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="celestial-conjunction">celestial conjunction</keyword> of <keyword id="34757" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jupiter">Jupiter</keyword> and <keyword id="10465370" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="saturn-planets">Saturn planets</keyword> on Monday between 6.30-7.30 p.m., an official said on Sunday. "We have set up telescopes in our premises to watch the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on Monday evening if weather conditions permit," said the planetarium official in a statement here. Due to the Covid-induced restrictions on people gathering in large numbers in public places, those who register online to watch the <keyword id="862697" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="celestial-event">celestial event</keyword> will be allowed in the planetarium in batches of limited numbers to maintain social distancing. "Those unable to watch the event at the planetarium due to curbs on crowding, can see the conjunction of the two stars online at our website (www.taralaya.org) or Facebook and Youtube channel," said the statement. As the <keyword id="10465371" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="fifth-planet">fifth planet</keyword> from the sun, Jupiter is the largest in the solar system, as a gas giant with a mass one-thousandth of the Sun. "As the sixth planet from the sun and second largest in the solar system, Saturn is a gas giant with an average radius of nine times that of earth," added the official. The conjunction also coincides with the longest day (December 21) in the year as the sun reaches a point where it appears to shine farthest to the south of equator over the Tropic of Capricorn, marking the start of the winter solstice. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/ikea-india-cfo-says-she-still-has-3500-crore-to-be-spent-in-india-the-pandemic-has-changed-targets-but-not-the-investment-plan/articleshow/79790938.cms">INTERVIEW: Ikea CFO says she still has ₹3,500 crore to be spent in India⁠— the pandemic has changed targets but not the investment plan</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/india-will-produce-300-million-doses-of-the-russian-sputnik-v-covid-19-vaccine-next-year/articleshow/79795341.cms">India will produce 300 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine next year</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/how-to-check-mrs-bectors-food-specialities-ipo-allotment-status-online/articleshow/79808672.cms">Mrs Bectors Food Specialities IPO allotment: Here’s how to check share allotment status</a>

Watch Jupiter-Saturn conjunction at Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium in Bengaluru

<ul><li>The <keyword id="581232" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Testing-Agency">National Testing Agency</keyword> (NTA) has extended the final submission dates of the online applications for several exams. </li><li>This includes Indira Gandhi National Open University (<keyword id="56469" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="IGNOU">IGNOU</keyword>) Ph.D. and OPENMAT (MBA), Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) 2020, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNUEE) 2020, University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) June 2020, Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2020. </li><li>The applicants can now submit the online forms by June 15, 2020 by 5 pm. </li><li>As per the official announcement, the revised dates of releasing the admit cards shall be declared soon. </li></ul>The National Testing Agency (NTA) has extended the final submission dates of the online applications for several examinations in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. In a recent tweet, Union Cabinet Minister <keyword id="60487" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ramesh-Pokhriyal">Ramesh Pokhriyal</keyword> said that the online application for the exams including — Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Ph.D. and OPENMAT (MBA), Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) 2020, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNUEE) 2020, University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) June 2020, Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2020 — have been extended. “In view of many requests received from students and the hardships faced by them due to COVID-19 epidemic, I have advised NTA (National Testing Agency) to further extend the last dates of submission of Online Application Forms for these exams,” Pokhriyal tweeted. <div type="twitter" handle="DrRPNishank" handlename="Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1250023125191819266/Bx7kBZRg_normal.jpg" favoritecount="1340" retweetcount="199" status="📢 In view of many requests received from students and the hardships faced by them due to COVID-19 epidemic, I have… https://t.co/OUy8sOBeqg" createdat="1590925009000" id="1267057442317152258"></div> The applicants can now submit the online forms by June 15, 2020 by 5 pm.The application fee can be deposited till 11:50 pm via credit card, debit card, net banking, UPI and Paytm. Earlier, the last date to submit the applications was May 31, 2020. As per the official announcement, the revised dates of releasing the admit cards shall be declared soon.

NTA extends the application deadline for UGC-NET, CSIR-NET and other exams till June 15

A glitch in <keyword id="6355629" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="google">Google</keyword>’s search engine had users flummoxed for a while. When people googled "india first pm" on Wednesday, the key search box correctly showed the name <keyword id="6360386" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="jawaharlal-nehru">Jawaharlal Nehru</keyword>, but the photo adjacent to it was that of Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword>. And this was not the only faux pas, it seems Google picked pictures of current position holders for searches about ‘india first finance minister’ and ‘india first defence minister’ as well. Ironically, <keyword id="10387" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Microsoft">Microsoft</keyword>’s <keyword id="44127" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bing">Bing</keyword> search platform was doing exactly the opposite of this. On Bing, searching for "india first pm" would show an image of Nehru but ‘Narendra Modi’ as the name. As expected, <keyword id="6354616" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Twitter">Twitter</keyword> users could not miss this opportunity to take screenshots and potshots at the company and also the government. Divya Spandana the Head of Social Media and Digital Communications of the Indian National Congress was predictably miffed at this error and tweeted: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Google Search mixes up Jawaharlal Nehru for Narendra Modi, Twitter explodes

So what if India-Pakistan talks failed to materialise, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=prime+minister+narendra+modi">Prime Minister Narendra Modi</a> can always trust its partners in the west. 
 
It is September again and like last year, Modi has events lined up in the US. 
 
Apart from the routine <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=UN+general+assembly">UN General Assembly</a>, the Indian prime minister will be visiting other parts of the continent and turning his tour into an opportunity to discuss several issues. 
 
Modi’s tour will begin with a transit stop in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Ireland">Ireland</a>, and he will be the first PM to visit Dublin since Jawaharlal Nehru. 
 
Apart from historical ties, Ireland holds a special attraction for India - as a tech and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=pharma">pharma hub</a>. 
 
With more than 70 Irish tech companies in India, Ireland showcases a special model: marrying <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=tech+companies">tech companies</a> with research centres. Ireland also holds lessons for India in economic recovery. The country can also be seen as a new education destination. 
After Ireland, Modi is scheduled to give his speech at the UNGA in New York. He will then fly to California, San Jose and San Francisco, where a couple of big events are planned. 
 
One of the events will focus on <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=renewable+energy">renewable energy</a>. This is important for India as during <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Paris+climate+conference">Paris climate conference</a> (COP 21) in December, India is looking to position itself as a major developer and consumer of renewable energy, as part of its plans for a cleaner planet. 
 
Like Maddsion Square, Modi will get a rockstar reception at a community event in San Francisco on September 27. 
 
Back in New York on September 28, Modi will get ready for his second summit with <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=US+president+barack+obama">US President Barack Obama</a> in one year, where the two leaders will hold strategic dialogue. 
 
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Modi set to ‘Rock’ the US and meet BFF Obama over a packed schedule in his second visit in just under a year!

<keyword id="689" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sonia-Gandhi">Sonia Gandhi</keyword> and <keyword id="5268" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rahul-Gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</keyword> will appear in the court for the hearing the infamous <keyword id="2376868" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="National-Herald-case">National Herald Case</keyword>. The lawyers of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her deputy Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders are likely to seek bail from a Delhi court on Saturday in the National Herald case. 

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 National Herald is a now defunct paper founded by Jawaharlal Nehru. BJP leader <keyword id="6370187" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Subramanian-Swamy">Subramanian Swamy</keyword> filed a complaint in 2012 alleging misappropriation of funds by top Congress leaders, including Sonia and Rahul. He alleged that the Gandhis acquired Rs 2000 cr through cheating and that their YIL took over AJL that owned Herald. 

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The National Herald
Case: All you need to know

Last week, <keyword id="1334" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="China">China</keyword> and <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> signed a border pact to ease tensions along the disputed border dubbed the Line of Actual Control (LAC). 
The pact is largely intended to prevent a military conflict, improve communication between the two sides, encourage cooperation on border-related activities such as combating the smuggling of contraband goods, and promote better relations between troops, like joined celebrations of major holidays, <a href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/border-pact-with-china-does-not-tie-india-s-hands/1186442/">reports the Indian Express.</a>
Experts aren't too enthused about the pact, viewing it as a temporary fix. "So many of the current problems arise from the line of actual control and both sides have a different understanding which means even after the new agreement is implemented there will still be conflicts and contradictions," Huang Yinghong, assistant professor of Asian and Pacific studies at Sun Yat-sen University, <a href="http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3483a758-3bb9-11e3-b85f-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2j2aXlllb">told the Financial Times</a>.
<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right click-to-enlarge"><div class="image"><a title_source="Wikimedia Commons" title_caption="" class="zoomin" href="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/526ece7369bedd2f038b456e-960/kashmir_map_big.jpg"></a>Wikimedia Commons</div></div>
China and India went to war in 1962 over disputed territory of Aksai Chin. India claimed this was a part of Kashmir, while China claimed it was a part of Xinjiang.
To the east, China and India also fought over the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. China calls the territory South Tibet.
It is widely believed that India's decision to grant the Dalai Lama asylum during the Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule also played a part in the war.
After the loss of Aksai Chin, Indian Prime Minister <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/rewinding-to-1962/article4023482.ece">Jawaharlal Nehru said</a> "not a single blade of grass grows there."
But the disputes also extend to other parts.
"Currently, India and China dispute over a land area of about 125,000 km2 which can be divided into the eastern, middle and western sectors," <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCsQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ispionline.it%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fpubblicazioni%2Fanalysis_181_2013.pdf&amp;ei=xa1uUqG9MfOr4APHi4CwBw&amp;usg=AFQjCNGXi5ibmPS6yrjvdX8wPby-2Avm_A&amp;bvm=bv.55123115,d.dmg">write Hongzhou Zhang and Mingjiang Li</a> of International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI).
We've already looked at the eastern sector (Arunachal Pradesh) and the western sector (Aksai Chin). There's also the middle sector:
"The middle sector starts from the tri-junction between the Southwestern of Ngari Prefecture, Tibet, La dwags and Punjab to the tri-junction between China, India and Nepal. Its border is about 450 km long, with about 2,000 km2 of land under dispute. The disputed area in the middle sector on the other hand is much smaller, involving only several pockets."
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The death toll of the Sino-Indian war climbed to the thousands for India, and the hundreds for China. Thousands were wounded on both sides, and thousands of Indian soldiers disappeared. Many soldiers on both sides were believed to have died from the extremely harsh weather conditions.
China won that war. But Sino-Indian territorial disputes have continued since. Part of the problem is that a clear border has never been identified.
<h3>But India And China Have Good Reason To Cooperate</h3>
India is China's second-largest neighbor and the two are emerging market power houses. Yet, the EU, U.S., Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea are bigger trading partners to China, than India, <a href="http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/newsandcomingevents/t20120222_402786587.htm">according to the National Bureau of Statistics</a>. Both India and China have pledged to <a href="http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3483a758-3bb9-11e3-b85f-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2j2aXlllb">boost two-way trade to $100 billion by 2015.</a>
At a time when economic growth in both countries is beginning to slow, improving relations could help support both economies. In a speech delivered at the Central Party School, Indian Prime Minister <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/resources/manmohan-singhs-speech-on-indiachina-relations-at-the-central-party-school-beijing/article5268097.ece">Manmohan Singh pointed to "eight specific areas" </a>where he sees opportunities for China and India to cooperate more. Here are the key talking points from his speech via The Hindu:
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<li>India needs to modernize its infrastructure and welcome Chinese investment there.</li>
<li>Efficiently managing the "process of mass urbanization" along with improved waste management. "China has significant experience of urbanization and our national planners, city administrators and entrepreneurs should share experiences and seek solutions in dealing with the physical, social, environmental and human challenges of mobility and urbanization."</li>
<li>India can learn from the strength of China's manufacturing sector, while China can learn from India's strength in services.</li>
<li>"Intensify cooperation on the shared challenges of energy security, including joint development of renewable energy resources."</li>
<li>Work together on food security.</li>
<li>Collaborate to make " the international economic environment more conducive to our development efforts."</li>
<li>Focus more attention on sustainable growth and cooperate to ensure that "the international response to climate change does not constrain our growth and that it continues to be based on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities." </li>
<li>Work together to ensure security in the region.</li>
</ol>
Tied closely to Singh's final point, better ties between the two Asian giants "opens up the possibility that Beijing might use its leverage with Islamabad to shape Pakistan's behavior in a way that might benefit India," writes <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2013/10/08-india-china-relations-madan">Tanvi Madan of Brookings Institute. </a>
"For Beijing, there's desire to limit India's burgeoning relationships with the United States and Japan, as well as with other countries in what Beijing considers its backyard."
While the latest Sino-Indian border pact is not likely to yield an outright political alliance, better political and cultural ties can only help bolster both economies.

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