8 April 2015

CHINA-INDIA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP NEITHER STRATEGIC NOR A PARTNERSHIP – ANALYSIS

By Dr Subhash Kapila

On the eve of PM Modi’s visit to China it needs to be highlighted that the so-called China-India Strategic Partnership is neither ‘Strategic’ nor a ‘Partnership’.

“Strategic” implies existence of wide-ranging strategic convergences on overall security and stability and “Partnership” implies that both China and India by joint and shared endeavours would work effectively towards the foregoing objective. Sadly and regrettably that does not exist currently in China- India relations, leave aside what to say about the so-called China-India Strategic Partnership.

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