OPINION

Modi spin can't hide harsh realities of Sino-India ties 

News, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 20/05/2015

» China and India have a fraught relationship, characterised by festering disputes, deep mistrust, and a shared ambivalence about political cooperation. Booming bilateral trade, far from helping to turn the page on old rifts, has been accompanied by increasing border incidents, military tensions, and geopolitical rivalry, as well as disagreements on riparian and maritime issues.