Areas of Cooperation

- Bilateral relations: improving political trust and the great potential for trade and investment growth

- International issues: climate change, reform of the international system and protection of the shared interests of developing countries

- Regional outreach: development of the China-India-Myanmar-Bangladesh economic corridor and consensus on Afghanistan's reconstruction

Points of Contention

- Territory: The 2,000-km border between China and India has never been formally demarcated

- Tibet: India hosts the Dalai Lama's "Central Tibetan Administration," which the Chinese Government accuses of attempting to separate Tibet from China

- Trade deficit: India ran a trade deficit of $28.87 billion with China in 2012

- Third party: India is cautious about China's close ties with its neighboring rival Pakistan