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India's Growing Antagonism Towards China as Viewed by SIIS Analyst Liu Zongyi

India's Growing Antagonism Towards China as Viewed by SIIS Analyst Liu Zongyi

"For the next 10 years at least, India will continue to pursue pro-US policies and will continue to adopt a primarily confrontational approach towards China, with cooperation as a secondary priority."

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Dear Everyone,

Today’s edition of Sinification takes a look at Sino-Indian relations from the perspective of one of China’s better-known India specialists – Liu Zongyi (刘宗义). Liu is a researcher at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) – one of China’s top think tanks.

The excerpts provided below come from two different sources: the first, an edited transcript of a speech made by Liu during an event organised by Renmin University’s Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies on 3 January; the second, an interview with Liu conducted by Guancha.cn following China’s most recent border clash with India last month.

Liu’s main arguments:

  • India-China ties will be defined by confrontation and competition in the short, medium and possibly long term.

  • New Delhi’s relations with Beijing are currently influenced by two main factors: the United States and Hindu nationalism.

  • India is in a battle with China for regional and global influence.

  • India is out to replace China as the “world’s…

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