The HRD ministry's decision to start Mandarin in CBSE schools is a small but positive move towards improving diplomatic relations with China. I am afraid the average Indian connects well with English and Mandarin may not catch on with our youth. If that so, all HRD ministry's positive initiative will be grossly misspent. The subject of Indo-China relationship is admittedly too complex for facile summarization. HRD ministry may try Bollywood for better results in this aspect. Raj Kapoor films from 1960s and 1970s and few Amitabh Bachchan hits were successful in the past in Russia and many African countries. There is a possibility of Bollywood stars healing the Indo-China relationship ! Distribution of Hindi Movies can be tried from the respective offices. Chinese youth may be attracted to Bollywood movies ,stars and the songs,similar to Russians with Raj Kapoor songs. Recent successful Shahrukh Khan and Amir Khan Movies with good chinese subtitles may be distributed by HRD ministry in China to draw the attention of chinese youth and brighten Indo-China relationships.
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