Old secret or new trick? China’s big claim is that I had stopped the war between India and Pakistan.

News India Live, Digital Desk: The story of relations between neighboring countries is often written in closed rooms, and when these news come out after years, the world is shocked. Currently in discussion is China’s claim in which it has presented itself as a ‘mediator’ between India and Pakistan. The matter is related to ‘Operation Vermillion’, in which China says that it played a big role behind the scenes to reduce the tension between the two countries. What exactly is this ‘Operation Vermillion’? To understand it, we have to go a little deeper. Often situations of conflict arise between India and Pakistan over maritime boundaries or any particular naval activity. The situation was similar during ‘Operation Sindoor’ when the armies of both the countries came face to face and there was a danger of a major war. There was little official news on what happened at that time, but what China is saying now raises big questions from the point of view of Indian diplomacy. Dragon’s big claim and his mastermind say that he had put pressure on the top level officials of the two countries to end the bitterness and stop the use of weapons. It is worth noting that India has always been opposed to ‘third party mediation’, especially when the matter is related to Pakistan. In such a situation, China’s statement that it was a ‘middleman’ seems to be an attempt to prove itself as the uncrowned king of South Asia. Was there really a need for any ‘support’? India’s record has been that it knows how to fight its own battles, be it on the battlefield or in discussions at the table. Experts believe that this claim of China could be just a ‘narrative’ so that it can create its image of a peace-loving country at the global level. The reality is that China itself has different types of interests associated with both India and Pakistan. While Pakistan is its old friend, India is its biggest competitor. New move of changing times. In the year 2025 and now in the beginning of 2026, we are seeing that China is showing its interest in resolving disputes around the world (like Iran-Saudi Arabia). By teasing the story of ‘Operation Vermillion’ he probably wants to show that if it had not happened, the map of Asia would have been different today. But experts ask whether a country like China, which itself has a long-standing border dispute with India, can really be an ‘impartial’ arbitrator?