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India’s Relations with China from the Doklam Crisis to the Galwan Tragedy

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  • Vinay Kaura

    (Vinay Kaurais an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs and Security Studies, Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, Rajasthan, India. He is also an adjunct professor on the Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (PTSS) at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Germany.)

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No other bilateral relationship for India is as complex and challenging as the one with China. The intractable border dispute is at the root of their rivalry. The military stand-off at Doklam in 2017 had poisoned the bilateral relationship until steps were taken to remove mistrust and misunderstanding through two ‘informal’ summits between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in 2018 and 2019. Nonetheless, the sense of general improvement in Sino-Indian ties generated at Wuhan and Mamallapuram was shattered by China’s aggressive behaviour in June 2020 at the Galwan Valley in Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The article traces key events during the Doklam stand-off and the violent military clashes at Galwan, as well as the steps taken by India to enhance political trust at the highest level. It contends that since there has been no change in China’s policies on a range of issues that are critical for India, it is not possible for India to remain ambivalent on how to deal with China. The article concludes that there seems to be greater recognition of the challenge from China and the need to recalibrate the Indian response.

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  • Vinay Kaura, 2020. "India’s Relations with China from the Doklam Crisis to the Galwan Tragedy," India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, , vol. 76(4), pages 501-518, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indqtr:v:76:y:2020:i:4:p:501-518
    DOI: 10.1177/0974928420961768
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    1. Arshid Iqbal Dar, 2021. "India–Vietnam Axis and China: The Allure of Hedging," India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, , vol. 77(2), pages 252-268, June.

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