How to manage India's relations with China

Let us stand back and look at India-China prospects against the bilateral, Asian and global canvas

Where do we stand in our fraught relations with Beijing, after the two-day Modi-Xi summit-fest in Wuhan at the end of April 2018? The summit was a success, with “informality” the keyword. Thus, no formal concluding statement published. No presser by the leaders either. One consequence, surely intended: Scaling back public expectations. Quiet diplomacy must reclaim its space and silence.

What we have is a top-down process to resume confidence-building steps. These include “strategic guidance” to the armed forces to cool things on the border; deeper engagement across a wide spectrum; push on congruence areas in development cooperation; expanded cultural