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India’s message to China: ‘Basis Of Bilateral Relations Eroded’
Context
Underscoring the need for peace and tranquillity at the border, India said "Violation of existing agreements has eroded the entire basis of bilateral relations".
Key-highlights
- The meeting was held on the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) 's sidelines.
- India stressed that bilateral ties between both countries have eroded and that any form of bilateral engagement between New Delhi and Beijing would be a function of peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control.
The issue in brief
- India does not consider its current boundaries with China as an international border.
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Mapping the border
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- The unresolved international boundary, with roots in imperial British cartographic blunders, is called-
- Line of Actual Control in India's North
- McMahon Line in the northeast
What are the other sources of contention between the two?
- Competing interests: Despite growing economic cooperation, India and China have also been geopolitical rivals. Both countries are attempting to assert their global influence, and they have competing interests in a number of regions such as the Asia-Pacific and the Indian Ocean.
- Rivalry: India and China are rivals in the Asia-Pacific region.
- India has sought to increase its regional influence, forming alliances with several countries in the region, including Japan and Australia.
- China, on the other hand, has been attempting to assert its regional dominance by increasing its military and economic presence in the South China Sea.
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