Why does the India-China border dispute remain unresolved despite decades of negotiations? Recurring Chinese transgressions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and consequent tensions continue to shape bilateral relations.
In the 117th episode of The Federal‘s weekly YouTube show Worldly Wiseretired Lt Gen SL Narasimhan and Prof Srikanth Kondapalli of JNU to examine the military and geopolitical dimensions of the dispute. The discussion explores China’s strategic interests in keeping the LAC unresolved, India’s military preparedness, the possibility of a two-front conflict involving Pakistan, differences in how successive Indian governments have handled China, and whether normalisation of bilateral ties is possible.
Will India and China find common ground, or will strategic rivalry forever keep tensions alive?
Watch the video to know more.