Partnering India on core projects can reduce 'mistrust'

BEIJING - India's call for partnering with China on infrastructure projects will benefit both sides and help in reducing political distrust, Chinese experts said on Tuesday.

"We would like to foster partnership (between) India and China in infrastructure - especially for high-speed railway networks," Kamal Nath, India's Minister of Road Transport and Highways, said at the Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong on Monday. "There is a very good opportunity for China and India," he added.

India is encouraging overseas participation in its high speed rail network program. The country also needs $70 billion to beef up its road infrastructure over the next three years, of which $10 billion could come from overseas.