Structural problems between India and China are unlikely to be resolved by two leaders having ‘informal’ dialogues or meetings without agendas.
Tag Archives: Jammu and Kashmir
Reading between Chinese Lines
Indian news media while free to publish what they wish to also have a responsibility to their audiences and to themselves to not offer column space to the Chinese (or anyone else) for grandstanding or the misrepresentation or selective presentation of facts.
India-China Relations: Running on Empty
The Indian and Chinese governments have set their ties a very low bar of achievement talking essentially soft issues like cultural exchanges which are low-hanging fruit but which are unlikely to help repair in a hurry the high degree of bilateral political mistrust
Chinese Reactions to India’s Reorganization of Jammu & Kashmir
There is little that actually changes on the ground on the LAC between India and China despite the latter’s rhetoric. It could also be reasonably argued that a change in the status of J&K is not a major concern for China in so far as it involves Pakistan.
China-Pakistan Bus Service through PoK: Complaining is Easy
New Delhi should incentivize its border communities by believing in and building on their central role in history as entrepreneurs and diplomats.
China-India-Pakistan Trilateral: Red Herring and Opportunity
The Chinese suggestion for an China-India-Pakistan trilateral should provide fresh impetus – if that were needed – for New Delhi to reconsider its own Pakistan policy.
China and Pakistan: Towards Increasing Dissonance?
why the Sino-Pak relationship is not all that it is cut out to be
Arunachal: One Step Back, Two Steps Forward?
The issuing of stapled visas by China to Arunachalis is possibly, a step forward, an acknowledgement that the area in question is disputed, and by implication, amenable to resolution by negotiations. This in turn indicates that China has taken a step back from its previous position of no visas being required.
China’s ‘Forward Policy’ on Kashmir
Given Indian sensitivities over Kashmir, China’s Kashmir policy forms a useful leverage with India. But there is a fine balance that China needs to achieve which will be increasingly difficult as India grows more powerful on the world stage and if Pakistan continues to remain unstable.
Thinking about China in India 