{"id":7895,"date":"2023-12-28T08:15:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T08:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=7895"},"modified":"2023-12-28T08:15:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T08:15:33","slug":"frozen-india-china-ties-on-a-drift-into-4th-yr-with-no-end-in-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/frozen-india-china-ties-on-a-drift-into-4th-yr-with-no-end-in-sight\/","title":{"rendered":"Frozen India, China Ties On A Drift Into 4th Yr With No End In Sight"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEIJING, Dec 28: Despite\u00a0<\/span><\/span>multiple\u00a0<\/span>rounds\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>diplomatic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>military\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>discussions,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Beijing’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>intransigence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>regarding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>withdrawal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>additional\u00a0<\/span><\/span>PLA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>troops\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deployed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>since\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>deadly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>border\u00a0<\/span><\/span>clash\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>eastern\u00a0<\/span>Ladakh<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>2020\u00a0<\/span><\/span>resulted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>freezing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bilateral\u00a0<\/span>ties\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2023.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>People’s\u00a0<\/span>Liberation\u00a0<\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span>(PLA)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gathered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>troops\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>eastern\u00a0<\/span>Ladakh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>May\u00a0<\/span>2020,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>resulted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>deadly\u00a0<\/span>conflict\u00a0<\/span><\/span>between\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>militaries\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Galwan\u00a0<\/span>Valley\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>June\u00a0<\/span>2020,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>killing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>20\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>soldiers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>least\u00a0<\/span><\/span>four\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chinese\u00a0<\/span>military\u00a0<\/span><\/span>personnel.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Since\u00a0<\/span><\/span>then,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>relationship\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>remained\u00a0<\/span><\/span>frozen.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>S\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Jaishankar<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>external\u00a0<\/span><\/span>affairs,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Chinese\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span><\/span>literally\u00a0<\/span><\/span>brought\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tens\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>thousands\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>soldiers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ladakh<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>border,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fully\u00a0<\/span>prepared\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>battle,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>direct\u00a0<\/span><\/span>defiance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bilateral\u00a0<\/span>agreements.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Following\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>high-profile\u00a0<\/span><\/span>informal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>summits\u00a0<\/span><\/span>between\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chinese\u00a0<\/span>President\u00a0<\/span>Xi\u00a0<\/span>Jinping\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prime\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span>Narendra\u00a0<\/span>Modi,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span>countries’\u00a0<\/span>relations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remained\u00a0<\/span><\/span>frozen.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>plain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>maintaining\u00a0<\/span><\/span>peace\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>tranquillity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>border\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>essential\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>overall\u00a0<\/span>growth\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bilateral\u00a0<\/span>ties.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Regarding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>current\u00a0<\/span>status\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sino-Indian\u00a0<\/span>relations,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>former\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ambassador\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ashok\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kantha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“There\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>no\u00a0<\/span>significant\u00a0<\/span><\/span>de-escalation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>de-induction\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>additional\u00a0<\/span><\/span>troops\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deployed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>both\u00a0<\/span>sides\u00a0<\/span><\/span>since\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mid-2020,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>even\u00a0<\/span>during\u00a0<\/span><\/span>winter\u00a0<\/span>months\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>four\u00a0<\/span><\/span>consecutive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>years.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“Therefore,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>situation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>border\u00a0<\/span><\/span>areas\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Eastern\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ladakh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remains\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seriously\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disturbed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>due\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unilateral\u00a0<\/span>actions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>taken\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China<\/a>,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kantha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wrote\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>email\u00a0<\/span>interview <\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kantha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>recently\u00a0<\/span>visited\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>twice\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>extensive\u00a0<\/span>interactions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chinese\u00a0<\/span><\/span>think\u00a0<\/span>tanks\u00a0<\/span><\/span>regarding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India-China\u00a0<\/span>relations.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span>order\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>overcome\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>impasse,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>may\u00a0<\/span>need\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>exercise\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“strategic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>patience”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>interactions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kantha,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>Honorary\u00a0<\/span>Fellow\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>former\u00a0<\/span>director\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Institute\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>Chinese\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Studies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>New\u00a0<\/span>Delhi.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span>addition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>diplomatic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>channel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>known\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Working\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mechanism\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Consultation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>&\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Coordination\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India-China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Border\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Affairs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(WMCC),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>held\u00a0<\/span><\/span>20\u00a0<\/span>rounds\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Corps\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Commanders-level\u00a0<\/span><\/span>talks\u00a0<\/span><\/span>amid\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>ongoing\u00a0<\/span>tensions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>finished\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disengaging\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>five\u00a0<\/span>areas.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“After\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>deadly\u00a0<\/span>conflict\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Galwan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Valley,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>disengagement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>troops\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>five\u00a0<\/span><\/span>‘friction\u00a0<\/span><\/span>points’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>through\u00a0<\/span><\/span>difficult\u00a0<\/span><\/span>negotiations,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kantha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“These\u00a0<\/span><\/span>understandings\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disengagement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>involved\u00a0<\/span><\/span>depriving\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>troops\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>access\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>several\u00a0<\/span><\/span>patrolling\u00a0<\/span><\/span>points\u00a0<\/span><\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>visiting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>earlier\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>creating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>‘buffer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>zones,’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>partially\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>side\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Line\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Actual\u00a0<\/span>Control\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(LAC),’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>However,\u00a0<\/span>because\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Chinese\u00a0<\/span><\/span>maintain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disengagement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Depsang\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Demchok\u00a0<\/span><\/span>areas\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>legacy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>issue\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>occurred\u00a0<\/span><\/span>long\u00a0<\/span>before\u00a0<\/span><\/span>May\u00a0<\/span>2020,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>negotiations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>come\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>standstill.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“As\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>result\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unilateral\u00a0<\/span><\/span>actions,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>situation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>border<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>areas\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Eastern\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ladakh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remains\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seriously\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disturbed,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kantha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>observation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sides’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>positions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fundamentally\u00a0<\/span>differ\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one\u00a0<\/span>another.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>still\u00a0<\/span>putting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pressure\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>separate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>border\u00a0<\/span>dispute\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bilateral\u00a0<\/span>relations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>towards\u00a0<\/span><\/span>normalcy,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>despite\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>insistence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>normalcy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cannot\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>restored\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>relations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>long\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>borders\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>abnormal.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Accordingly,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>does\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>appear\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>current\u00a0<\/span>border\u00a0<\/span><\/span>impasse\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>resolved\u00a0<\/span><\/span>anytime\u00a0<\/span>soon,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>relationship\u00a0<\/span><\/span>between\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>return\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>normal.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>anticipation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>approaching\u00a0<\/span><\/span>general\u00a0<\/span>elections,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>appears\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>closely\u00a0<\/span>monitoring\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>political\u00a0<\/span>landscape\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>order\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>engage\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>country\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>profound\u00a0<\/span>level.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>might\u00a0<\/span>think\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>having\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>thorough\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strategic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>conversation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>extends\u00a0<\/span><\/span>beyond\u00a0<\/span><\/span>talking\u00a0<\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>specifics\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>troops’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disengagement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>border\u00a0<\/span><\/span>commanders,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kantha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>him,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>complicated\u00a0<\/span>relationship\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>necessitates\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>diplomatic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>political\u00a0<\/span><\/span>interaction.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>old\u00a0<\/span><\/span>equilibrium\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>clearly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>broken\u00a0<\/span>down,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>even\u00a0<\/span>among\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chinese\u00a0<\/span>scholars\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>acknowledge\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>need\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>reset\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ties.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>However,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>key\u00a0<\/span>issue\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>terms\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>new\u00a0<\/span><\/span>modus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>vivendi\u2014an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>arrangement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>agreement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>permits\u00a0<\/span><\/span>conflicting\u00a0<\/span>parties\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>coexist\u00a0<\/span><\/span>peacefully\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<\/span>without\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>final\u00a0<\/span>settlement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>issue\u2014between\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span>countries,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kantha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Strategic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>patience”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>what\u00a0<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>recommended\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dealing\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can’t\u00a0<\/span>afford\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>choose\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hasty\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fixes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>make\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>situation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>worse\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>ground.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Protecting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>understanding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>real\u00a0<\/span>control\u00a0<\/span><\/span>line\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>important\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>building\u00a0<\/span><\/span>border\u00a0<\/span>infrastructure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>improving\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deterrence.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>need\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strategically\u00a0<\/span><\/span>patient\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>discreetly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pursuing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>stability\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>relations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Given\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India’s\u00a0<\/span>largest\u00a0<\/span><\/span>neighbour,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kantha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>no\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span>option\u00a0<\/span><\/span>than\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>adopt\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>broad\u00a0<\/span>strategy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>engagement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“But\u00a0<\/span><\/span>since\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deterrence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>balancing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>main\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strategic\u00a0<\/span>challenges,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>such\u00a0<\/span><\/span>engagement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tempered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>heavy\u00a0<\/span>dose\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>realism,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Based\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>interactions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chinese\u00a0<\/span><\/span>scholars,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kantha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>dominant\u00a0<\/span>viewpoint\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>moment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sees\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>primarily\u00a0<\/span><\/span>through\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>lens\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>its\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strategic\u00a0<\/span>rivalry\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>US\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>feels\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>appropriated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>US-led\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indo-Pacific\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strategy,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>see\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attempt\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>contain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>obstruct\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>development.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Moreover,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there\u00a0<\/span><\/span>doesn’t\u00a0<\/span>seem\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>willingness\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>take\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>worries\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>border\u00a0<\/span>issue\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seriously.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>do\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>perceive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>desire\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>part\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>address\u00a0<\/span><\/span>relationship\u00a0<\/span><\/span>structural\u00a0<\/span>issues,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>even\u00a0<\/span>beyond\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>border\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dispute,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span>order\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>bring\u00a0<\/span><\/span>greater\u00a0<\/span>stability\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>those\u00a0<\/span><\/span>relationships,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cited\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“tactical\u00a0<\/span><\/span>outreach\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>US,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>EU,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Japan,\u00a0<\/span>South\u00a0<\/span>Korea,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Vietnam,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Australia.”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>However,\u00a0<\/span>there\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>no\u00a0<\/span><\/span>indication\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>done\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>same\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kantha,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>signals\u00a0<\/span><\/span>being\u00a0<\/span>sent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>President\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Xi’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nonattendance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>G20\u00a0<\/span><\/span>meeting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>New\u00a0<\/span>Delhi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>fact\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chinese\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ambassador’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>position\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unfilled\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>past\u00a0<\/span><\/span>14\u00a0<\/span>months.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span>addition,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>becoming\u00a0<\/span><\/span>less\u00a0<\/span>confident\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>inward-looking\u00a0<\/span><\/span>since\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>coronavirus\u00a0<\/span>pandemic.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seems\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>dealing\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>inward-looking\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>these\u00a0<\/span>days,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>assertive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nervous,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>nation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>less\u00a0<\/span><\/span>certain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>itself\u00a0<\/span><\/span>even\u00a0<\/span>though\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continues\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>pursue\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ambitious\u00a0<\/span><\/span>goals,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>speaker\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remarked.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ladakh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tensions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>haven’t,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>however,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stopped\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>doing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>business,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>trade\u00a0<\/span><\/span>between\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>countries\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reaching\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>record\u00a0<\/span><\/span>USD\u00a0<\/span><\/span>124.26\u00a0<\/span><\/span>billion\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>11\u00a0<\/span>months\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>year.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>data\u00a0<\/span><\/span>released\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>customs,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>January\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>November\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2023,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India’s\u00a0<\/span>exports\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span><\/span>USD\u00a0<\/span><\/span>16.99\u00a0<\/span><\/span>billion,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China’s\u00a0<\/span>exports\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>totaled\u00a0<\/span><\/span>USD\u00a0<\/span><\/span>124.26\u00a0<\/span><\/span>billion.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Ironically,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>despite\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ongoing\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>thaw\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>relations\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>between\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>countries,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>China’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>trade\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deficit\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>already\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exceeded\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>USD\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>90.28\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>billion,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>highest\u00a0<\/span><\/span>amount\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>ever,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>predicted\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reach\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>USD\u00a0<\/span><\/span>100\u00a0<\/span><\/span>billion\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>next\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>11\u00a0<\/span><\/span>months.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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BEIJING, Dec 28: Despite\u00a0multiple\u00a0rounds\u00a0of\u00a0diplomatic\u00a0and\u00a0military\u00a0discussions,\u00a0Beijing’s\u00a0intransigence\u00a0regarding\u00a0the\u00a0withdrawal\u00a0of\u00a0additional\u00a0PLA\u00a0troops\u00a0deployed\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0deadly\u00a0border\u00a0clash\u00a0in\u00a0eastern\u00a0Ladakh\u00a0in\u00a02020\u00a0resulted\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0freezing\u00a0of\u00a0India’s\u00a0bilateral\u00a0ties\u00a0with\u00a0China\u00a0in\u00a02023. The\u00a0People’s\u00a0Liberation\u00a0Army\u00a0(PLA)\u00a0gathered\u00a0troops\u00a0in\u00a0eastern\u00a0Ladakh\u00a0in\u00a0May\u00a02020,\u00a0which\u00a0resulted\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0deadly\u00a0conflict\u00a0between\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0militaries\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Galwan\u00a0Valley\u00a0in\u00a0June\u00a02020,\u00a0killing\u00a020\u00a0Indian\u00a0soldiers\u00a0and\u00a0at\u00a0least\u00a0four\u00a0Chinese\u00a0military\u00a0personnel.\u00a0Since\u00a0then,\u00a0the\u00a0relationship\u00a0has\u00a0remained\u00a0frozen.S\u00a0Jaishankar,\u00a0the\u00a0minister\u00a0of\u00a0external\u00a0affairs,\u00a0claimed\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Chinese\u00a0had\u00a0literally\u00a0brought\u00a0tens\u00a0of\u00a0thousands\u00a0of\u00a0soldiers\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Ladakh\u00a0border,\u00a0fully\u00a0prepared\u00a0for\u00a0battle,\u00a0in\u00a0direct\u00a0defiance\u00a0of\u00a0all\u00a0bilateral\u00a0agreements. Following\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0high-profile\u00a0informal\u00a0summits\u00a0between\u00a0Chinese\u00a0President\u00a0Xi\u00a0Jinping\u00a0and\u00a0Prime\u00a0Minister\u00a0Narendra\u00a0Modi,\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0countries’\u00a0relations\u00a0remained\u00a0frozen.\u00a0India\u00a0has\u00a0made\u00a0it\u00a0plain\u00a0that\u00a0maintaining\u00a0peace\u00a0and\u00a0tranquillity\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0border\u00a0is\u00a0essential\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0overall\u00a0growth\u00a0of\u00a0bilateral\u00a0ties. Regarding\u00a0the\u00a0current\u00a0status\u00a0of\u00a0Sino-Indian\u00a0relations,\u00a0former\u00a0Indian\u00a0Ambassador\u00a0to\u00a0China\u00a0Ashok\u00a0Kantha\u00a0stated,\u00a0“There\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0no\u00a0significant\u00a0de-escalation\u00a0or\u00a0de-induction\u00a0of\u00a0additional\u00a0troops\u00a0deployed\u00a0by\u00a0both\u00a0sides\u00a0since\u00a0mid-2020,\u00a0even\u00a0during\u00a0winter\u00a0months\u00a0of\u00a0four\u00a0consecutive\u00a0years.”“Therefore,\u00a0the\u00a0situation\u00a0in\u00a0border\u00a0areas\u00a0in\u00a0Eastern\u00a0Ladakh\u00a0remains\u00a0seriously\u00a0disturbed\u00a0due\u00a0to\u00a0unilateral\u00a0actions\u00a0taken\u00a0by\u00a0China,”\u00a0Kantha\u00a0wrote\u00a0in\u00a0an\u00a0email\u00a0interview .\u00a0Kantha\u00a0has\u00a0recently\u00a0visited\u00a0China\u00a0twice\u00a0and\u00a0has\u00a0extensive\u00a0interactions\u00a0with\u00a0Chinese\u00a0think\u00a0tanks\u00a0regarding\u00a0India-China\u00a0relations. In\u00a0order\u00a0to\u00a0overcome\u00a0the\u00a0impasse,\u00a0India\u00a0may\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0exercise\u00a0“strategic\u00a0patience”\u00a0in\u00a0its\u00a0interactions\u00a0with\u00a0China,\u00a0according\u00a0to\u00a0Kantha,\u00a0an\u00a0Honorary\u00a0Fellow\u00a0and\u00a0former\u00a0director\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Institute\u00a0of\u00a0Chinese\u00a0Studies\u00a0in\u00a0New\u00a0Delhi.In\u00a0addition\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0diplomatic\u00a0channel\u00a0known\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0Working\u00a0Mechanism\u00a0for\u00a0Consultation\u00a0&\u00a0Coordination\u00a0on\u00a0India-China\u00a0Border\u00a0Affairs\u00a0(WMCC),\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0nations\u00a0held\u00a020\u00a0rounds\u00a0of\u00a0Corps\u00a0Commanders-level\u00a0talks\u00a0amid\u00a0the\u00a0ongoing\u00a0tensions\u00a0and\u00a0finished\u00a0disengaging\u00a0from\u00a0five\u00a0areas. “After\u00a0the\u00a0deadly\u00a0conflict\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Galwan\u00a0Valley,\u00a0there\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0disengagement\u00a0of\u00a0troops\u00a0at\u00a0five\u00a0‘friction\u00a0points’\u00a0through\u00a0difficult\u00a0negotiations,”\u00a0Kantha\u00a0stated. “These\u00a0understandings\u00a0on\u00a0disengagement\u00a0have\u00a0involved\u00a0depriving\u00a0our\u00a0troops\u00a0of\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0several\u00a0patrolling\u00a0points\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0visiting\u00a0earlier\u00a0and\u00a0creating\u00a0‘buffer\u00a0zones,’\u00a0partially\u00a0on\u00a0our\u00a0side\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Line\u00a0of\u00a0Actual\u00a0Control\u00a0(LAC),’\u00a0he\u00a0stated.However,\u00a0because\u00a0the\u00a0Chinese\u00a0maintain\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0disengagement\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Depsang\u00a0and\u00a0Demchok\u00a0areas\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0legacy\u00a0issue\u00a0that\u00a0occurred\u00a0long\u00a0before\u00a0May\u00a02020,\u00a0negotiations\u00a0have\u00a0come\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0standstill. “As\u00a0a\u00a0result\u00a0of\u00a0China’s\u00a0unilateral\u00a0actions,\u00a0the\u00a0situation\u00a0in\u00a0border\u00a0areas\u00a0in\u00a0Eastern\u00a0Ladakh\u00a0remains\u00a0seriously\u00a0disturbed,”\u00a0Kantha\u00a0stated. He\u00a0made\u00a0the\u00a0observation\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0sides’\u00a0positions\u00a0fundamentally\u00a0differ\u00a0from\u00a0one\u00a0another. China\u00a0is\u00a0still\u00a0putting\u00a0pressure\u00a0on\u00a0India\u00a0to\u00a0separate\u00a0the\u00a0border\u00a0dispute\u00a0from\u00a0bilateral\u00a0relations\u00a0and\u00a0strive\u00a0towards\u00a0normalcy,\u00a0despite\u00a0India’s\u00a0insistence\u00a0that\u00a0normalcy\u00a0cannot\u00a0be\u00a0restored\u00a0in\u00a0its\u00a0relations\u00a0with\u00a0China\u00a0as\u00a0long\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0borders\u00a0remain\u00a0abnormal.Accordingly,\u00a0“it\u00a0does\u00a0not\u00a0appear\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0current\u00a0border\u00a0impasse\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0resolved\u00a0anytime\u00a0soon,\u00a0and\u00a0with\u00a0it,\u00a0the\u00a0relationship\u00a0between\u00a0China\u00a0and\u00a0India\u00a0will\u00a0return\u00a0to\u00a0normal.” In\u00a0anticipation\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0approaching\u00a0general\u00a0elections,\u00a0China\u00a0appears\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0closely\u00a0monitoring\u00a0the\u00a0political\u00a0landscape\u00a0in\u00a0India\u00a0in\u00a0order\u00a0to\u00a0engage\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0country\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0more\u00a0profound\u00a0level. “We\u00a0might\u00a0think\u00a0about\u00a0having\u00a0a\u00a0more\u00a0thorough\u00a0and\u00a0strategic\u00a0conversation\u00a0with\u00a0China\u00a0that\u00a0extends\u00a0beyond\u00a0talking\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0specifics\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0troops’\u00a0disengagement\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0border\u00a0commanders,”\u00a0Kantha\u00a0stated. According\u00a0to\u00a0him,\u00a0India\u00a0and\u00a0China\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0complicated\u00a0relationship\u00a0that\u00a0necessitates\u00a0more\u00a0diplomatic\u00a0and\u00a0political\u00a0interaction.“The\u00a0old\u00a0equilibrium\u00a0has\u00a0clearly\u00a0broken\u00a0down,\u00a0even\u00a0among\u00a0Chinese\u00a0scholars\u00a0who\u00a0acknowledge\u00a0the\u00a0need\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0reset\u00a0in\u00a0ties.\u00a0However,\u00a0the\u00a0key\u00a0issue\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0terms\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0modus\u00a0vivendi\u2014an\u00a0arrangement\u00a0or\u00a0agreement\u00a0that\u00a0permits\u00a0conflicting\u00a0parties\u00a0to\u00a0coexist\u00a0peacefully\u00a0with\u00a0or\u00a0without\u00a0a\u00a0final\u00a0settlement\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0issue\u2014between\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0countries,”\u00a0Kantha\u00a0stated. “Strategic\u00a0patience”\u00a0was\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0recommended\u00a0for\u00a0dealing\u00a0with\u00a0China.We\u00a0can’t\u00a0afford\u00a0to\u00a0choose\u00a0hasty\u00a0fixes\u00a0that\u00a0will\u00a0make\u00a0our\u00a0situation\u00a0worse\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0ground. Protecting\u00a0our\u00a0understanding\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0real\u00a0control\u00a0line\u00a0is\u00a0as\u00a0important\u00a0as\u00a0building\u00a0border\u00a0infrastructure\u00a0and\u00a0improving\u00a0deterrence. He\u00a0stated,\u00a0“We\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0strategically\u00a0patient\u00a0while\u00a0discreetly\u00a0pursuing\u00a0more\u00a0stability\u00a0in\u00a0our\u00a0relations\u00a0with\u00a0China. Given\u00a0that\u00a0China\u00a0is\u00a0India’s\u00a0largest\u00a0neighbour,\u00a0Kantha\u00a0claimed\u00a0there\u00a0is\u00a0no\u00a0other\u00a0option\u00a0than\u00a0to\u00a0adopt\u00a0a\u00a0broad\u00a0strategy\u00a0of\u00a0engagement\u00a0with\u00a0it. “But\u00a0since\u00a0deterrence\u00a0and\u00a0balancing\u00a0China\u00a0are\u00a0our\u00a0main\u00a0strategic\u00a0challenges,\u00a0any\u00a0such\u00a0engagement\u00a0must\u00a0be\u00a0tempered\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0heavy\u00a0dose\u00a0of\u00a0realism,”\u00a0he\u00a0said.Based\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0interactions\u00a0with\u00a0Chinese\u00a0scholars,\u00a0Kantha\u00a0said\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0dominant\u00a0viewpoint\u00a0in\u00a0China\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0moment\u00a0sees\u00a0India\u00a0primarily\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0lens\u00a0of\u00a0its\u00a0strategic\u00a0rivalry\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0US\u00a0and\u00a0feels\u00a0that\u00a0India\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0appropriated\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0US-led\u00a0Indo-Pacific\u00a0strategy,\u00a0which\u00a0they\u00a0see\u00a0as\u00a0an\u00a0attempt\u00a0to\u00a0contain\u00a0China\u00a0and\u00a0obstruct\u00a0its\u00a0development. Moreover,\u00a0there\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0seem\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0a\u00a0willingness\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0our\u00a0worries\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0border\u00a0issue\u00a0seriously. “We\u00a0do\u00a0not\u00a0perceive\u00a0any\u00a0desire\u00a0on\u00a0China’s\u00a0part\u00a0to\u00a0address\u00a0relationship\u00a0structural\u00a0issues,\u00a0even\u00a0beyond\u00a0the\u00a0border\u00a0dispute,”\u00a0he\u00a0said.In\u00a0order\u00a0to\u00a0bring\u00a0greater\u00a0stability\u00a0to\u00a0those\u00a0relationships,\u00a0he\u00a0also\u00a0cited\u00a0China’s\u00a0“tactical\u00a0outreach\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0US,\u00a0EU,\u00a0Japan,\u00a0South\u00a0Korea,\u00a0Vietnam,\u00a0and\u00a0Australia.”\u00a0However,\u00a0there\u00a0is\u00a0no\u00a0indication\u00a0that\u00a0China\u00a0has\u00a0done\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0for\u00a0India. According\u00a0to\u00a0Kantha,\u00a0there\u00a0are\u00a0signals\u00a0being\u00a0sent\u00a0by\u00a0President\u00a0Xi’s\u00a0nonattendance\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0G20\u00a0meeting\u00a0in\u00a0New\u00a0Delhi\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0fact\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Chinese\u00a0ambassador’s\u00a0position\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0unfilled\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0past\u00a014\u00a0months. In\u00a0addition,\u00a0China\u00a0is\u00a0becoming\u00a0less\u00a0confident\u00a0and\u00a0more\u00a0inward-looking\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0coronavirus\u00a0pandemic.“It\u00a0seems\u00a0like\u00a0we\u00a0are\u00a0dealing\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0more\u00a0inward-looking\u00a0China\u00a0these\u00a0days,\u00a0one\u00a0that\u00a0is\u00a0assertive\u00a0but\u00a0nervous,\u00a0a\u00a0nation\u00a0that\u00a0is\u00a0less\u00a0certain\u00a0of\u00a0itself\u00a0even\u00a0though\u00a0it\u00a0continues\u00a0to\u00a0pursue\u00a0its\u00a0ambitious\u00a0goals,”\u00a0the\u00a0speaker\u00a0remarked. Ladakh\u00a0tensions\u00a0haven’t,\u00a0however,\u00a0stopped\u00a0China\u00a0and\u00a0India\u00a0from\u00a0doing\u00a0business,\u00a0with\u00a0trade\u00a0between\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0countries\u00a0reaching\u00a0a\u00a0record\u00a0USD\u00a0124.26\u00a0billion\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a011\u00a0months\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0year. According\u00a0to\u00a0data\u00a0released\u00a0by\u00a0China’s\u00a0customs,\u00a0from\u00a0January\u00a0to\u00a0November\u00a0of\u00a02023,\u00a0India’s\u00a0exports\u00a0to\u00a0China\u00a0were\u00a0USD\u00a016.99\u00a0billion,\u00a0while\u00a0China’s\u00a0exports\u00a0to\u00a0India\u00a0totaled\u00a0USD\u00a0124.26\u00a0billion.Ironically,\u00a0despite\u00a0the\u00a0ongoing\u00a0thaw\u00a0in\u00a0relations\u00a0between\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0countries,\u00a0China’s\u00a0trade\u00a0deficit\u00a0with\u00a0India\u00a0has\u00a0already\u00a0exceeded\u00a0USD\u00a090.28\u00a0billion,\u00a0the\u00a0highest\u00a0amount\u00a0ever,\u00a0and\u00a0is\u00a0predicted\u00a0to\u00a0reach\u00a0USD\u00a0100\u00a0billion\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a011\u00a0months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,67,22,90,89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-header","category-international","category-ladakh","category-national"],"gutentor_comment":0,"yoast_head":"\nFrozen 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