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Planning for science and technology was a global phenomenon in the mid-twentieth century. A few countries drew up comprehensive five-year plans adapting from the Soviet model: China and India were two new developing countries to do so. In this paper we examine the early efforts at national planning for science and technology as seen in the Chinese twelve-year science and technology plan (1956-1967) and the five-year (1974-1979) science and technology plan of India. These are two historically distinct moments globally and two separate attempts specifically. What tie them together are the goals both sought to accomplish: of science- and technology-led industrialization and development, many times in comparison and sometimes in competition with each other. We show that these two incomplete exercises show us the complex histories of institutions and processes that confirm state-led faith in and engagement with science and technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China and the United States are the two largest emitters of greenhouse gases, making them pivotal players in global climate negotiations. Within the coming decade, however, India is set to become the most important counterpart to the United States, as it overtakes China as the country with the most at stake depending on the type of global burden-sharing agreements reached, thus becoming a member of the 'Climate G2'. We create a hypothetical global carbon market based on modelling emissions reduction commitments across countries and regions relative to their marginal abatement costs. We then analyse net financial flows across a wide range of burden-sharing agreements, from pure 'grandfathering' based on current emissions to equal-per-capita allocation. Among the four largest players – the United States, the EU-27, China, and India – it is China that would currently be the largest net seller of emissions allowances in all but the grandfathered scenario. The United States would be the largest net buyer. However, India is poised to take China's position by around 2030. That leaves the United States and India as the two major countries with most to gain and lose, depending on the type of climate deal reached. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses trade relations between India and China during the early Common Era (CE), particularly focusing on the exchange of cotton produced in India and silk produced in China. It states that Indian cotton is likely to have first arrived in China during the Han dynasty in the Xinjiang region, and that Chinese silk was first imported into India during the Mauryan or early Han dynasties. The author notes that even after India began producing its own cotton and China began producing its own silk, cultural and social factors resulted in continued trade of these textiles between the countries.

Comments on the foreign relations between India and China in wake of collapse of former Soviet Union. Discussion on factors underlying current detente and Indian and Chinese perspectives on their bilateral relations; Conclusions of the study.

Focuses on a survey which provides information on the grain marketing systems in China and India. Individual information on the grain marketing system of both China and India; Comparison of the Chinese and Indian Grain marketing systems; Highlights of their similarities and differences.