The India-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Forum, founded Dec. 16 in New Delhi, will play a key role in
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Date: December 22,2016
Indian parliamentarian Harish Chandra Meena (left) and Legislative Yuan President Su Jia-chyuan (right) discuss ways to bolster interparliamentary ties between Taiwan and India Aug. 29 in Taipei. (Courtesy of Legislative Yuan)
promoting mutually beneficial collaboration and exchanges between the two sides, according to the Republic of China (Taiwan) Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Headed by Harish Chandra Meena, a member of the Lok Sabha (lower house) of the Parliament of India, the forum comprises 12 parliamentarians from the ruling National Democratic Alliance and 10 lawmakers from sevem opposition parties in the South Asian nation.
In a recent letter to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India, Meena said he was impressed with Taiwan’s vibrant democracy, economic development and social diversity during his visit to the country with five colleagues in August, according to the ministry.
While in Taipei City, the delegation met with members of the Taiwan-India Parliamentary Friendship Association, which was created in April by ruling Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Kuan Bi-ling. [FULL STORY
