MoS V Muraleedharan in Rajya Sabha said, “The government promotes and promotes dialogue in the areas of trade, investment, tourism, culture, education and such other people-to-people exchanges.”
India on Thursday, December 2, 2021 said that its policy on Taiwan is clear and consistent and it focuses on promoting dialogue in the areas of trade, investment and tourism.
India’s position on Taiwan was expressed by Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan while answering a question in the Rajya Sabha.
“The Indian government’s policy on Taiwan is clear and consistent,” he said in a written reply.
“The government promotes and promotes dialogue in the areas of trade, investment, tourism, culture, education and such other people-to-people exchanges,” the minister said.
He was asked whether the government expected to raise its diplomatic, economic, trade and bilateral ties with Taiwan to a strategic level.
India does not have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, but there are trade and people-to-people ties between the two sides.
China considers Taiwan as part of its territory.
Responding to a separate question, he said the Ministry of External Affairs has taken up with foreign governments the need to relax travel restrictions on Indian students enrolling in foreign universities.
“As a result, travel restrictions have been eased for Indian students to travel to several countries including USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg etc,” Mr Muraleedharan said.
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