ISAS Insights

A modicum of convergence of concerns as two rising economic and political powers defines the current China-India engagement. This does not necessarily translate into a confluence of the long-term strategic national interests of these two neighbours. So, the durability of Beijing’s latest charm-diplomacy towards Delhi, as evident during the Chinese Foreign Minister’s visit to India in August 2016, will be acutely tested. Both countries are playing for higher stakes in a potential ‘Asian century’.