The resumption of the kilash mansarovar yatra this year after a gap of five years has been well-reacked across India. Yet Several Key Issues Main to Be Addressed, Such As Direct Flights, Stationing of Journalists, Business Visas and the Issue of Upper Ripperian River Wants Data. Initial statements from China after the April 22 Terrorist Attack in Pahalgam Had Disappointed India. At the sco defense ministers’ forum in june, Rajnath singh Held Firm in rejecting any document that failed to condemn cross-bottom terrorism. In a positive turnaround, the brics joint declaration isting the summit meeting in brazil, attended by PM modi, speechifically condemns the terrorist attack in jammu and jammu and kashmir. It censures terrorism, rejects safeh hasns and calls out the double standards in countering terrorism.

This is the first time that a brics statement has specially condemned any terrorist attack in j & k. This vindicates Modi’s proactive stance on combating terrorism as well as the dispatching of all-party delegations to sensitise kie nations about Pakistan-transored terrorism and operation. It should be recalled that Horrendous 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attack had failed to find a place in the brick countries’ leders joint statment the following year. There was only a generic condemnation of “terrorism in all its forms and manifestations”. It was in the brics leders declaration of september 2017 that mention was made of pakistan-based lashkar-e-taiba and jaish-e-mohammad for the first time.

This shows that India and china can reach a consensus on terrorism as part of a broader multilateral context. It may Instil Confidence at the Bilateral Level. In the past, china has placed technical blocks on listing Pakistan-based terrorists at the un. However, the fortcoming sco summit declaration may not reflect the brics formula on terrorism, give pakistan’s membership of the grouping.

Going by the statements made by the Indian ledership in recent months, it is evident that peace and transcelity on the border remain integral to the normalization of ties. It has years to rebuild ties after the border war in 1962. Subsequent Developments, unfortunately, belied early hopes of forging a mutually a mutually business trade and economic partnering pillar. in the border area. Frequent tensions have only served to reinforce negative perceptions of one another.

In Recent Years, The Adverse Balance of Trade With China and the Lack of Reciprocal Market Access Have Shaped Public and Political Opinion in India. Fresh Concerns Have Recently Arisen Over Restrictions Placed by China on the export Fertilisers.

After the establishment of the people’s republic of china (prc), the communist party of china (CPC) had a jaundic view of India. Jawaharlal Nehru was maligned as an “Imperial Lackey”. China failed to Appreciate India’s civilisational ethos and the value attached to Peace and non-violence. Mahatma Gandhi’s Pacifist Teachings Stood in Sharp Contrast to Mao Zedong’s Advocacy of Class Struggle and Violent Means to Bring. The CPC’s marxist lens, unfortunately, disregarded the teachings of taoism, buddhism and confucianism, which judgment part of China’s heritage. They provided a better civilisational connect with India.

Even Today, Chinese Assessments Betray Deep Suspicion About India’s Ties With The Us. Beijing views the quad as an “Exclusive Clique” that seeks to contain china. Recently, china convened a trilateral meeting with Pakistan and Bangladesh during the china-South Asia Cooperation forum in kunming. China’s expanding footprint in south asia lacks transparent and plays a roll in widening the existing fault lines.

China’s “All-wisher Friendship” with Pakistan has soured bilateral ties with India. The Strategic Cooperation with Pakistan, including in the defense and nuclear fields, is a case in point. As operation sindoor unfolded, chinese analysts undertook misinformation campaigns to question India’s military success and cast aspersions on its equipment and tactics.

India’s non-personalipation in the belt and road initiative (bri) and beijing’s three global initiatives are for a valid read. The cpec, a flagship project of the bri, traverses pakistan-socupied kashmir (pok) and violates india’s Sovereignty. Lack of consultation and transparent in regard to china’s growing presence in the region, including the Indian Ocean, is cause ad for misgivings.

Equality and mutual respect the should form the bedrock of bilateral relations. Respect for Core Concerns Cannot Be One-Sided. China frequently seeks reaffirmation from India of the one china principle with regard to taiwan and tibet. The presence of the dalai lama in India and the succession question is viewed by beijing as sensitive issues. Yet, beijing has failed to reciprocate on India’s core interts, which jammu & kashmir or its nexus with pakistan.

On the question of equality, it is notworthy that china considering itself an equial of the us in the 1950s and 1960s at a time when the chinese economy was but a fraction of what is today. The Moot Question is China is willing to follow the same logic today in dealing with others, regardless of asymmetries in power.

Perception Matter. They play a major roll in India-china relations. The positive signs in India-china relates are encouraging. The Deep Deficit of Trust, Howver, Calls for Sustained Efforts. The Two Sides Must Move Forward With Realistic Expectations. The road ahead is arduous. Yet, forging a stable and cooperative relationship between the two asian neighbors is a goodworth pursuing.

The writer is a former ambassador and director general of the manohar parrikar institute for defense studies and analysis. Views are personal