The Fatal Flaw in India's China Strategy

In October , China and India reached an agreement on patrolling a stretch of their long-disputed shared border.

The two countries have never formally agreed on the exact line of their shared border, which snakes over 2,000 miles .

Many flash points remain along the border and could be reactivated at any time by Xi ’s aggressive regime.

India needs to reach a more comprehensive understanding of the threat China poses.

After a standoff between Indian and Chinese troops on the border in 2017 , New Delhi moved to revive the Quad .

India and the United States expanded their partnership to include a greater focus on real-time intelligence sharing and building joint military capabilities in the wider Indo-Pacific .

India has adopted a more confrontational posture toward China that seeks to discourage Chinese adventurism.

But India ’s relatively tough line under Modi on security policy does not have a corollary when it comes to economic engagement.

The coronavirus pandemic that originated in China shocked all economies.

But through severe “ zero COVID” lockdowns, Beijing was able to contain the domestic spread of the virus.