ISAS Insights

The legacy of hostility and indifference that characterised Sino-Indian relations has been replaced with some degree of geniality and mutual engagement. This positive change has been catalysed by a confluence of strategic and economic factors since the 1990s and, as it appears from this recent visit by China’s President Hu Jintao to India, the leaders of both countries seem willing to take Sino-Indian relations a step further by capitalising on the opportunities offered by globalisation and the shifting sands of the 21st century’s geo-strategic landscape.