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India, China partners not rivals
by Dr. G.S.Shankar on Nov 29, 2006 11:36 AM

It is heartening to see India and China going in right direction along with Russia, if it happens, they cannot be ignored in the world politics. Indo-china trade is leaping forward too. But there are few foreign policy obstacles which cannot be ignored. China still looks India internationally with Pakistan's eye and it never acknowledges India's ambitions of global power apart from SAARC region and China keeps on building nuclear reactors in Pakistan. I do not think North Korean transferred missile technology is not without China's knowledge. China also frequently plays adverserlial role in countering any perceived growth of India's influence globally. Will China change to accomodate growing India's influence globally or perceives as a regional bully? Will it stop equating India with Pakistan and can perceive India as an international power ? I think India should have some strategic foreign policy objectives, instead of saying the relationship is irreversible. China wants to contain unipolar world. It may be tempting for India but caution is needed. China also has a history of helping rogue states like Libya and Iran in nuclear issue.

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