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The article focuses on Premier of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang's visit to India on May 20, 2013 to improve the bilateral relation between two nations. According to Sun Shihai, President of the Chinese Association for South Asian Studies, Premier Li's visit to India demonstrates the cooperation in regional and international affairs. It informs that the two countries signed eight agreements in areas of economy, trade, agriculture and environmental protection.

The article offers a look at the bureaucratic obstacles to Chinese investment in India. According to Zhao Quanzhen, manager of Air China's India Office, it is hard to make profits when operation costs are increasing in India due to rising oil prices and various taxes imposed. He also notes that Chinese passengers going to India is limited, due to the country's tough restrictions on visas for the personnel of Chinese companies entering India.

The article explores the current state of the foreign relations between China and India as of May 2012. Indian National Congress (INC) spokesman Shri Manish Tewari describes the rise of China and India as very complementary to each other. Among the activities aimed at boosting relations between the two countries in 2011 was the launching of the Year of Friendship and Cooperation between China and India.