Prospects of disengagement of troops at the disputed border between India and China appear to be dim and uphill
Open war with India is not in China’s interest. It would jeopardize its Belt and Road Initiative, alienate global markets, and push India closer to the United States and other like-minded partners. Moreover, the Himalayan terrain offers no guarantee of quick victory. Still, China might employ limited conflicts or sudden skirmishes to test India’s resolve, create psychological pressure, or distract from internal challenges.
China’s Myanmar policy highlights a core strategic contradiction. While Beijing positions itself as a champion of peace, development, and regional connectivity, yet its explicit support for the military regime entrenches coercive rule to safeguard its strategic and economic interests.
Strategically, the display went beyond the immediate region. The unveiling of long-range nuclear platforms and hypersonic missiles positioned China as a peer competitor to the United States in global deterrence. No longer confined to regional defense, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) signaled its readiness to project power across continents.
The debate in Delhi will inevitably ask whether engagement through the SCO dilutes India’s other partnerships or rewards China without resolving the frontier. That binary misses the point. The right question is: can we turn multilateral statements into Indian payrolls while holding our security lines? The answer is yes, if we focus on execution.
Prospects of disengagement of troops at the disputed border between India and China appear to be dim and uphill
China imported record high PVC from India in June at a time when the two countries are locked in a tussle at the border amid calls for reducing trade flows
In fact, China’s rising imperialist aggressions and assertions over the South China Sea, followed by China-India standoff, have prompted the US to display its awe-inspiring military power in the disputed waters of this region
At a time when phrases like “Indo-Tibetan border” and “Tibet card” are frequently heard in the Indian discourse amid the continuing India-China military faceoff on the border, a travelogue by an intrepid Indian traveller takes us to the Sino-Tibetan frontier areas where deep reverence for the Dalai Lama brings tears to the eyes of Tibetans living there
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