avinash.godbole

For a long time now, India and People’s Republic of China have had uneasy bilateral relationship. In addition to the conflicted history, instances in the recent past have made it extremely difficult for both the countries to set the terms of relationships in place so that the relationship could be taken forward. Instead, what the two have had are the events that have threatened to derail any form of momentum without warning. From the news of trans-boundary intrusions to the denial of proper visas to the residents of Jammu and Kashmir to the denial of any form of visa to the Indian Army’s northern commander, and to an Indian Air Force officer from Arunachal Pradesh in the recent past, China has undertaken activities that have time and again challenged India’s sovereignty by acting against the norms of good international conduct. Consequently, each time the highest leadership has met in the recent past, they have only worked as firefighters by saying that despite repeated acts of bell