Indian Foreign Minister Calls for Stable Relations with China, Engaging in Talks on Visa Issues
According to news from India's Economic Times, recently Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar stated on Sino-Indian relations, expressing India's desire to maintain stable ties with China. However, he emphasized that achieving this goal hinges on ensuring peace and tranquility in border areas.
Additionally, addressing recent delays in business visas for Indian enterprises traveling to China, Jaishankar noted that India is currently in discussions with China and acknowledged that "India cannot afford the economic cost of distancing itself from China."
How should we put it…
The recent easing of India’s relationship with China essentially results from a combination of factors over recent years: India’s deeper integration into Chinese supply chains, the Trump-era tariff war, and energy crises triggered by the U.S.-Iran conflict. This does not indicate that India has abandoned viewing China as a strategic rival—just recently, India openly announced the renaming of 27 locations in its illegally occupied region of South Tibet.
Thus, India’s current situation is quite awkward. While its proud strategy of opportunistic balancing diplomacy allows it to play both sides effectively, any shift in the international landscape can turn this very approach into a “mixed double whammy,” forcing India to suffer considerable diplomatic and economic setbacks before resorting to corrective moves—such as quickly improving relations with China after the outbreak of Trump’s tariff war.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1874312107670528/
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