Are we rethinking China right?

A China reset in New Delhi does not mean an India reset in Beijing

The rather intriguing phrase “China reset” came up a few times in conversations with colleagues over the past couple of weeks.

The basic idea is that after appearing to be tilted towards the United States over the past few years, and after a rough year confronting 

Xi Jinping’s China at Doklam, the Belt and Road summit, Masood Azhar and so on, New Delhi will now take a more unilaterally conciliatory stand with regard to its northern neighbour. Although the well-connected and well-regarded C Raja Mohan made the case for it in his newspaper column last month, this “reset” business has