Expectations in the China-India summit
(Baonghean.vn) - Diplomatic observers say China will want to pull India away from its alliance with the US, which was established to counter Beijing, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds an informal meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan (China) this week.
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| Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an informal meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan, China this week. Photo: AP |
The two-day meeting between the Chinese and Indian leaders, which began on April 27, comes as China faces threats from US trade actions and as India seeks to get its economic development back on track ahead of elections next year.
The meeting also comes nearly a year after the two countries’ militaries clashed for 73 days over the disputed border in Doklam in the Himalayas. Border tensions continue, as the Indian Air Force recently completed its largest combat exercise along the country’s borders with China and Pakistan.
Meanwhile, on April 23, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also affirmed to his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Asif that Beijing will continue to support Islamabad and important infrastructure projects in the disputed Kashmir region.
However, observers say that both Prime Minister Modi and President Xi have numerous reasons to find common ground. Professor Srikanth Kondapalli from Jawaharlal Nehru University (India) commented that Beijing is concerned about India's increased cooperation with the US, including the decision to restore the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, which includes officials from Australia and Japan.
“Whenever China feels that the US-India relationship is improving, China will make a move to send signals, and call for the establishment of a ‘multipolar order’ to counter the US’ ‘unipolar’ position,” the expert said.
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| Chinese and Indian troops clashed for 73 days over the disputed border in Doklam. Photo: Getty |
Meanwhile, Professor Shi Yinhong, who studies international relations at Renmin University (China), said that the China-India summit is part of an effort to improve bilateral relations.
Professor Thoi commented: “This is part of the effort to reconcile bilateral relations between China and India since August last year, when the two countries agreed to end the disagreement in Doklam.”Mr. Du Youkang, Director of the Pakistan Studies Center at Fudan University (China), said that the main purpose of the meeting is to ensure a stable future partnership between China and India, especially when there is instability in trade and diplomatic relations with Washington.
Economist Mohan Guruswamy from the United Service Institute in New Delhi, India, said China “desperately needs friends.” “China has a lot to gain by developing economic ties with India,” he said.
However, Professor Madhav Nalapat, a geopolitics researcher at Manipal University, stressed that Prime Minister Modi also needs to win support at home ahead of next year's election. Professor Nalapat affirmed that the warming of relations after nearly 6 decades of frost between New Delhi and Beijing would be a historic achievement, bringing significant benefits to both countries./.
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