“Beyond LAC: China’s information warfare onslaught against India”, Organiser, August 11, 2023:
“A significant development in international politics in the last decade has been the fallout between India and China-two ancient civilisations as well as the most populous countries in the world. The relations between these countries had witnessed a relative period of stability in the three decades between 1990-2020 but a spate in Chinese incursions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) especially the Galwan Valley attack during the peak of Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 has led to a fundamental change in their relationship.
According to the External Affairs Minister of India, Dr S Jaishankar, the overall relationship between the two countries can’t longer be seen in separation from the situation at the border. As long as the border situation remains abnormal, even their relationship would continue to lack normalcy. This is a big shift in India’s approach towards China since the thaw in their relationship in the early 1990s.
After the India-China War in 1962, a series of steps had led to delinking of their overall relationship from the disputed border issue. This had created a productive 30-years window for both countries to carry on a usual neighbourly relationship. But now, once again, the border dispute has become the principal determinant of their total diplomatic engagement…..”
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