Indian Ambassador highlights civilisational ties in viral China outreach video

India’s newly appointed Ambassador to China, Vikram Doraiswami, has gained widespread attention on Chinese social media after posting a video in fluent Mandarin showcasing the Indian Embassy in Beijing and highlighting the deep cultural ties between India and China.

In the two-and-a-half-minute video, Doraiswami introduced various features of the embassy and spoke about the shared civilisational heritage of the two countries. Standing beside a bust of Rabindranath Tagore, he recalled the Nobel laureate’s historic visits to China and his vision of stronger Asian cultural connections.