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The Statesmen Reported CEF Director, Jennifer Turner's Seminar with the Indian Chamber of Commerce

India and China need to strike up a dialogue on common problems such as air and water pollution, CEF Director, Jennifer Turner said at an a seminar on 'Global Choke Point: Water-Energy-Food Confrontations in China, US and India' organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the neighboring country.

The Statesmen Reported CEF Director, Jennifer Turner's Seminar with the Indian Chamber of Commerce

India and China need to strike up a dialogue on common problems such as air and water pollution, CEF Director, Jennifer Turner said at an a seminar on 'Global Choke Point: Water-Energy-Food Confrontations in China, US and India' organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the neighboring country.

"This (air pollution) is a common challenge both the countries are facing and because China is developing so fast they are in front of you in terms of energy development and the problems that are created," said Turner on May 12, "And now they have done lots of engagement with researchers, international NGOs to address these problems so they are starting to turn. Why can't India and China learn from each other because their challenges are so similar."

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