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    ISAS Insights

    Detailed perspectives on developments in South Asia​​

    221 : The Changing Moods on the Sino-Indian Front

    P S Suryanarayana, Editor (Current Affairs) at the ISAS

    2 August 2013

    The goodwill call by a Chinese naval hospital-ship at India’s Mumbai port on 8 August 2013 has followed the Sino-Indian agreement on “an early conclusion of negotiations” for a border defence cooperation pact. These two developments have occurred in the context of a serious episode of military standoff in April-May and the Chinese Premier’s subsequent visit to India. These changing dynamics in the Sino-Indian relationship are explored in the light of China’s military prowess and India’s concerns.