Sino-Indian strategic dialogue- an assessment

The article assesses Sino-Indian relations and argues that they revolve around three issues which occur in an order of priority dictated by their immediate context. These issues are security, development and status. While the former was granted top priority during the cold war period, development took over from security as soon as the international status quo allowed it. The shift came about due to the internal needs of both nations helped along by a consensus that the ‘development of one would in no way constitute a threat to the other’.

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Sino-Indian strategic dialogue- an assessment