Dr Swasti Rao joined ThePrint as Consulting Editor (International and Strategic Affairs) in 2024. She is a geopolitical expert, commentator, and author. You can reach her at swasti.rao@theprint.in.
I am certain India will rise, economically and strategically, as China has. By its own industry, enterprise, wisdom. However, there are no short cuts. Was intrigued to hear a senior diplomat say recently, China does not treat India as an equal. That is International Relations # 101. Had India’s GDP been larger than China’s, would we have treated it as an equal. 2. India needs to forge a harmonious, cooperative modus vivendi with China. Spending the next sixty years frozen in hostility with it is not far sighted foreign policy. As a developing country, India has such a vast, pressing domestic agenda.
I am certain India will rise, economically and strategically, as China has. By its own industry, enterprise, wisdom. However, there are no short cuts. Was intrigued to hear a senior diplomat say recently, China does not treat India as an equal. That is International Relations # 101. Had India’s GDP been larger than China’s, would we have treated it as an equal. 2. India needs to forge a harmonious, cooperative modus vivendi with China. Spending the next sixty years frozen in hostility with it is not far sighted foreign policy. As a developing country, India has such a vast, pressing domestic agenda.