ISAS Insights

The new Working Mechanism on border affairs, which India and China have now set up, is designed to ensure that their disputed boundary will be a zone of peace and tranquillity. A follow-up question is whether China and India can muster political will to resolve the basic border dispute itself. For now, the imperative of shared political will remains elusive. While China and India have demonstrated 'Copenhagen Spirit' on a global issue like climate change, the Pakistan factor has not disappeared from their bilateral atmosphere. In these circumstances, there are signs of India exploring neo-nonalignment with reference to China and the United States of America.