INDIA – CHINA RELATIONS: AN OVERVIEW

Following its independence, India sought amicable relations with China and made various efforts to strengthen bilateral relations in the 1950s; nonetheless, a conflict arose in 1962 as a result of border disputes. During the Rajiv Ghandi administration, efforts were made to enhance trade between China and India. Later, China became unease as a result of India’s infrastructural expansion along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and both nations experienced numerous conflicts up until 2020. There was a significant trade gap between India and China on an economic level, which is truly cause for concern. China uses the Brahmaputra dam as a front to agitate India through the usage of rivers. Both India and China should try to maintain Peace and tranquillity on the border areas because it is clearly remaining the basis for normal relations. Along with it, India should raise issue of the human rights violations on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, China and take a strong stand against BRI.