Asian Peace Talks with Kishore Mahbubani E6: India's Relations with China and Pakistan

Kishore Mahbubani speaks to Professor Kanti Bajpai on India's relations with Pakistan and China, and how they can be improved, despite the seemingly intractable nature of their conflicts. The episode also touches on India's relations with the other great powers, Russia, the United States, its role in an increasingly multipolar world, and its stance in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

[@charttrakarn3438]

I wish China and India could settle this border’s dispute peacefully and permanently. That will be the biggest achievement for both countries in this century. China and India would become great partners for good just like in the past again.

[@ednan9]

It won’t happen. Sure, India can be a junior partner to China-

[@sugatoroy1254]

@@ednan9 why will India be a "junior partner" to China ?

[@amitabhshrivastava3121]

@@ednan9 In trade there is no junior/senior partner. It is not a zero sum game. It can only be win-win

[@chunyanliu571]

oh as you say this, someone is nervous and starts planning plots haha

[@psl7360]

@Sugato Roy he is from the west trying to create this illusion of enmity for both.

[@nelsoncheng7456]

Thank you Prof. Kishore for sharing this podcast. Appreciate very much for all your insightful talks.🤗

[@Time4Peace]

China and Russia resolved their border issues, which were even more complicated and extensive than between China and India. The benefits of resolution far far outweighs the costs of compromise. India and China too can move past this setback, which has been exploited by the West to keep India, China and Pakistan apart.

[@willengel2458]

it is the goals set by their respective leaders that seperate the two nations. Dr. Sun and Mao simply want China to unite, develop, take care of its people. Nehru set a lofty goal. India become a great power, or nothing at all.

[@samliew6610]

Yes, both are great civilizations and should work together for the common good of world peace

[@chubascomohd2688]

The British empire engineered a big TimeBomb for India 🇮🇳. A matter of time.

[@shelenwangnao8659]

Can china reconcile with Taiwan

[@Time4Peace]

@@shelenwangnao8659 It has for the last 20 years under the one-China policy. US is changing that.

[@Hokumai444]

Kishore is my international geopolitics guru. I respect Kanti too.

[@janavisundaresan6419]

This Ukrain / Russian conflict has a very positive effect on this China India region. Time for China India and Russia to unite. This conflict has opened the eyes of many countries and helps to really understand where West stands.

[@alionline999]

This stuff is gold, right ideas at right time.

[@thyson6136]

It is heartening to know there is still a rational voice in India concerning China-India relations.

[@user_ar6332]

There are no Indian voices in this Podcast. Both of them are Singaporeans and China-lobbyists.

[@microddmicross3041]

The most important part of talks like this is to have such calm and rational conversation to even those who one has the biggest mistrust with.

[@lilydev2808]

The border dispute arose from Britain's invasion of India. The UK didn't resolve with China the exact area which they colonised before they left.

[@cinpeace353]

UK is famous of planting seeds of problems behind before they left any places.

[@tsuikr]

So Britain invaded India? It invaded China too! The problem with India is that India also inherited this attitude of invasion when it became independent, it claimed all the territory the Brits intended to invade but had not yet succeeded!

[@tobacco118]

@@tsuikr No inheritance, the border was un-demarcated due to lack of formal treaty. Neither British did enforce on newly independent states to pursue any claim, Burma & Pakistan realigned Sino-border, some give & take. India decided to grab every inch. FYI, Brits didn't even control Arunachal Pradesh. After independent, India secretly sent troops to occupy it in 1949 or 50. Indians blamed British out of convenience, Chinese blamed British out of ignorance. Truth is, it's India's own decision.

[@tsuikr]

@@tobacco118 kind of agree, but China did not actually, or at least not legally blamed the Brits!

[@tobacco118]

​@@tsuikr When I said Chinese, I refer to Chinese people based on comment I read. 99% blame British for the border dispute, astounding ignorance. Or maybe they rely too much on Wiki, worse source for historical content. And Indians would deny the act of land grabbing by pushing the blame to British. China officials of course know the full details. But they are always diplomatic with words.

[@erictansweebeng5498]

Thank you Kishore. I very much hope this translates into more voices of peace before we are all drowned by the Drums of War.

[@RayDu]

I like the scenario when Asians sit down together and sort out our issues with each other. Thank you, Kishore, for doing an amazing job in promoting peace and understanding among us. You deserve more than the Nobel Peace Prize!

[@moksha6202]

Kishore this is a great Program and one badly needed. I can see Asian Peace Prog getting very relevant with bigger funding and initiative over time!

[@leoncioco3305]

Now it’s d turns of Chinese, Indian n Pakistan’s politicians can get their act together so everyone can have a win win relationship n peace. 🙏🙏🙏

[@Myanmartiger921]

Osama and obama cant be friends

[@avibcci1297]

It was a very nice session. Thank you !

[@peterroberts2952]

Gentlemen, thank you for opening my mind. Kishore, sorry for using your first name, you inspire me, I've watched so many of your videos online in different forums. Thank you for what you've done and are still doing.

[@opesc1]

Being an european very interested in the history of my continent, i can testify that trade is not allways a sure way to avoid the cloud of war and i am being euphémistic. And even the général principle that trade is a win win while true most of the time is not an iron rule, sometimes it is highly questionable. While i highly appréciate the sunny optimisme of Kishore i must confess that i am a pessimist of old.

[@charttrakarn3438]

With great respect to Prof. Kishore Mahbubani always!

[@sleo3720]

Truly refreshing and enlightening talk show with deep substantive explorative avenues which may help all parties concerned find a way to a more prosperous and dynamic Asian century, congratulations!

[@qingzhou9983]

I agree with Prof Kishore M that this is a golden opportunity to settle India-China dispute. Not just because we have two strong leaders (this is a necessarily condition). But also China's main challenge is the US right now. So China is willing to yield to India if India casts its support or at least clear neutrality on US China rivalry. Russia and China settled its border by China's giving for mostly this reason. This is a Golden Opportunity for India.

[@amarpalranghar]

No not at all. The withdrawal of Han Chinese from Tibet, Xinjiang, HK, Inner Mongolia can be the only way forward. This is like a goon occupying your property and then saying let's settle for negotiation. This is what sums up CCP.

[@ednan9]

@@amarpalranghar This won’t happen. India is weak country and is no position to stand up to China. Russia is now dependent on china, in the conflict between india & china, don’t expect Russia to support India- India has no choice but to be a junior parter of the US - and the Americans will exploit India. if stands up to china then it wreck itself- as there is no chance india can fight china forget fighting china & Pakistan alliance

[@qingzhou9983]

@@amarpalranghar You are entitled to your dream. You could also ask US to give back its land to American Indian and see how it will go.

[@shankerram6076]

@@amarpalranghar Very correct.

[@kcwong8011]

@@amarpalranghar Not only the withdrawal of Han Chinese from Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong & Inner Mongolia but the Han Chinese must withdraw from China also because I am a Tang Chinese. China belongs to the Tang Chinese, the descendents of people from the Tang Dynasty and not the Han Dynasty.

[@arunsharma4334]

Excellent discussion. Feel more hopeful with good men like you around.

[@rileystewart9165]

Here from The Wright Show, I enjoyed your conversion with Bob, Kishore. Looking forward to listening to the rest of this tomorrow evening.

[@kabeerharrythakur8288]

Great podcast 🙏🙏🙏

[@wasteland3485]

This is true peace-making effort👍🏻

[@henrywong1486]

Very informative. Thanks to Kishore and you guest.

[@yurigansmith]

Excellent discussion.

[@supahsmashbro]

India and China will get along before long :) Hard to picture now, but I think it can and will happen

[@ebrahimkhan322]

The wise thing to do for India is to settle and resolve their border issues not only with China; but, it is very important for India also to make peace with Pakistan, by solving the outstanding issues between herself and Pakistan! It is a tragedy for all these three countries that they, viz, India, China, and Pakistan were and are unable to solve their outstanding ISSUES/DISPUTES left over from HISTORIES! The records indicate, India lacked the willingness or the political courage to solve her problems with her neighbors! Thank you!

[@surendarav8406]

Pakistan needs peace with India more than India's need for peace with Pak.

[@abhijiths747]

Lol, we can live in India peacefully without making peace with Pakistan

[@ebrahimkhan322]

With due respect, you can live by yourself; but, the World is interconnected, and if you really practice your policy of isolation, eventually, India will never catch up with the advanced world! Thank you!

[@ebrahimkhan322]

The world is interconnected, we all need peace to develop and be economically competitive! Thank you!

[@abhijiths747]

@@ebrahimkhan322 I think you didn't get what I meant. We, India, can live without making peace with Pakistan. Just because we don't have any relationships with you doesn't mean we will go to isolation. Even we have issue with China but still our trade is skyrocketing. The thing is Pakistan don't matter in the world stage

[@julietao2554]

I applaud Asian peace talk program

[@user_ar6332]

4:57: Professor Bajpai should inform himself before participating in such talks. It was Pakistan that suspended trade with India in August 2019 after the Indian Parliament scrapped Article 370.

[@olderchin1558]

As time pass, priorities changes, personality changes and as Tibetans integrates further into the China political system North East India will be the main contentious challenges. There are territories controlled by India that are culturally and historically Tibet.

[@fareedhussain59]

Excellent discussion. I wish there were more intellectual in both countries who could talk as rationally as you two gentlemen. It might help Mr Modi made less threatening noises.

[@soumibanerji3070]

Fantastic discussion

[@pardeeptandon]

India should join the one road one belt project of China. The CEPEC project runs hardly 100 km from Amritsar. This will connect India to Afghanistan, central Asia, China, Russia and even London or Seoul

[@goldeq8521]

Thank you for you work to make peace a programme that every one can understand and accessible to common citizens, after all it is alway the citizens lives matter. As citizens we better educate ourself and have a peaceful and prosperity life.

[@whiteknuckles]

India wants all the benefits without giving anything back. One recent example is the RCEP. So to negotiate with India on the territorial issues is a waste of time. Don't even bother.

[@cinpeace353]

That's not true. A peaceful relationship between two adjacent countries is always worth the time. I believe everything has a solution, you just have to find it.

[@avibcci1297]

I thought this was the best time for both to mend ties but china's again interference in kashmir in OIC gave a wrong message. India knows west is hypocrite but china can't be trusted either.

[@whiteknuckles]

@@avibcci1297 India insists Kashmir belongs to India. Pakistan insists Kashmir belongs to Pakistan. now each country has half. China is building roads through Kashmir on the Pakistan side. Do you think India will get the whole Kashmir now? the same thing with China India border dispute. China twice offered to swap territory. But India rejected the offers twice. India wanted all the disputed territories. Do you think India will get them all? Wait until China disappeared, may be.

[@whiteknuckles]

@@cinpeace353 yes only if both sides comprise. But India wants all the disputed territories. China had offered to swap the disputed territories but India rejected the offers. What is the the of talking? It is a waste of time. China has better things to do.

[@avibcci1297]

@@whiteknuckles China, for a decade, blocked the listing of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist under the United Nations sanctions regime. Azhar is the mastermind of several attacks against India and India has suffered a lot from terrorism backed by old American ally, so india knows china will support Pakistan at the end of the day. As for Kashmir, the king has signed the Instrument of Accession so, legally that belongs to India. Now, the thing is india-china relations are overlapped by china-Pakistan relation as well, untill india become friendly with Pakistan, just solving border tension with China won't solve the problem. So, you see things are complicated as heck.

[@sanjaydutta1736]

Excellent👏👏 no other solution I can imagine on 🇨🇳

[@hshsalbal4470]

America, Allah and Army has spoiled Pakistan. Presently; there’s a political turmoil in Pakistan! As far as India’s relationship with Russia; we can’t forget the favour extended by USSR as well as Russia!

[@Q_QQ_Q]

pak is a cia colony . india is a new cia colony .

[@pardeeptandon]

If India starts trading with Pakistan, how can BJP bash and polarise Hindu- Muslim to remain in power. BJP will never do it as it will then have to give up its vote-getting strategy.

[@mistman5640]

Very timely episode，as Wang Yi visits India. No, I have disagree with the professor`s analysis on Pakistani economy. American led war on Afghanistan destroyed any chance for Pakistan to grow economically. Pakistan will benefit from the American withdrawal. But the professor is completely silent on this topic.

[@avibcci1297]

That is a very black and white way of looking at Pakistan economy.

[@ednan9]

Mehboobani is diplomatic- he plays both US & China carefully. As for Pakistan, it should align with China, which it is trying - then it doesn’t need any other nation

[@Q_QQ_Q]

@@ednan9 china pak partnership is only one sided . china building roads for its own profit . pak has nothing to gain .

[@ednan9]

@@Q_QQ_Q thats not true. The entire Pakistan military hardware comes from china - the infrastructure development is china - the industrial development is china- so how is it one sided. However, the trade between india and China is one sided- China exports 80% to India on products that india is dependent on vs india export only 20% to china

[@Q_QQ_Q]

@@ednan9 military hardware you talked is business for china . i talked about infrastructure , roads china built etc . they are for china , not pak . however trade deficit you talked about with china , china has it with every other nation . india is balancing it just like other nations . which doesnt mean we have nothing to do gain like pak . pak has been a colony since its creation first british colony then CIA colony . just recently , as soon as CIA was displeased with pak PM meeting russia president Putin , USA fined pak $55 Million nad is doing regime change .

[@fchau6019]

Yearning for peace between India and Pakistan. As peace breaks out across the Middle East, hope that one of the countries will mediate between India and Pakistan to normalize relations. About time for heaven's sake - it's been over 75 years with not much change in the status quo, esp in the last 50 or so years. The most common sense thing to do would be to settle the border dispute, both India and Pakistan keeping their portions of Kashmir, and have peace, free travel across their borders for people from both sides. It's nuts to not do any of this!

[@garyg501]

I think Any agreement made on the border issue will inevitably be reflective of the ever changing power dynamics between China and India.

[@qiankoondadao9405]

India and China should come to a peaceful resolution for peace and friendship and these relationship between the two biggest population in the world would bring joy to the whole world especially the Asian Pacific region.. 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳

[@Love.life.ashigzoya]

Very encouraging and positive. Worth taking up with Pak Embassy where veterans can play a role. As usual you two are so invigorating that surprising why our PTB are not serious about this problem where solutions on the table . Problem is that our policy makers are smitten with status quo psyche which suits the refressive nature of politics we practise . As far as our LAC is concerned Dr Bajpai is so clear. The problem is our failure of diplomacy and bureaucratic obduracy and hollow arrogance on our part after the Bandung Conference . Dr Mabhubani is so realistic let's take the cue . As far as PM is coerneed he cannot see beyond his RSS grounding which makes him reach just short of the peak and then stop pulled back partly by Americans Thank you . Indian Military Veterans

[@TSNG99]

It would be nice to see the both of you talk in person than to see only a map. A small request. TQ.

[@roro4787]

I as an Indian over the years in Germany and USA I have met, worked and been long friends with several Chinese people, they are wondering, kind and awesome people. I really believe we should maintain good relationship with both countries and join hands. But yes we have this border issue that's coming in the way of everything, once we solve that we will prosper. We should maintain relationship with both west and China... because everywhere there are awesome people, no point in alienating anyone

[@chookyrobert973]

Kishore should interview on China preparative facts to make both facts to make way to solve both side to deal.

[@bishalbhattarai5284]

Kishore sir, you left the important part, Nepal had the choke points for all weather roads and India is alianating on the efforts between Nepal and China. Does India had oonly focused on land areas which they occupy?? Or they have greater goals developing its own nation. I think this will benefit India, China and as Nepalese too. We cannot fight proxy wars for west to have hegemony.

[@thomaslau1214]

Both China and India should realize that their mutual border cannot be drawn by the British invader.

[@last_try_gadhe_ko_ghoda_3.0]

Good dream..

[@nickl1177]

An excellent dialogue

[@g.sakhijaan1051]

If the relation between China and India are improved , the core problem between India and Pakistan , Kaashmir can be resolved as well.

[@BallsOfSteel2310]

Kashmir belongs to india just like Taiwan belongs to China.

[@uzmanbaloch148]

Very good analytical and insightful discussion China and India both Asian leaders represent a very huge population are popular in their respective countries there are signs that the problems maybe easy to handle.If that is the situation there is bound to be a congenital atmosphere between them too and China persued Pakistan to review it's Kashmir policy. AMERICAN policy regarding Ukraine is tomoblise world Sampathy keep the supply of arms without sending the contingents The EUROPEAN security and prosperity are the core issues so this take it's time as is the case of Kashmir in Indo Pakistan

[@mindtwister1984]

Pakistan did suffer economically due to the 40yr neigbouring Afghanistan War with both the Russian and US. There are terrorist groups, criminal syndicates and mass exodus of refugees into Pakistan during that period. Chronic instability does tilt a country to a military run government.

[@Q_QQ_Q]

pak is a CIA colony . with cia support . pak wouldn't survive .

[@pardeeptandon]

India and China have been neighbours for thousands of years but never fought with each other except 1962 and that too was because of I’ll drawn boarders in un inhabited Baran mountains drawn by Britishers

[@chookyrobert973]

both now china and India have very strong can make peace agreement the sooner and will not reflex more and more appropriate to settle the border before the next generation.

[@adaw4041]

What does QUAD mean? India takes side and not in a neutral position.

[@m.k.s.7417]

"#PAN_Asian-ism!!"!!

[@samlim7431]

Sirs u both are the best speakers in this universe sensable. M 100% Mr Modi n Mr Ping would worke it out we have a long histories n culture n wisdom

[@lealyan]

👍

[@viswanathbangalore9640]

Pakistan can never become another Asian South Korea because it is a theocratic state where Rational Education with Questioning & Analysing approach is never accepted ! Pakistani Education has deteriorated a lot with Madrasas coming up exponentially across the country with each one competing to bring about the supremacy of their brand of Islam ! The History that is taught in pakistani schools has resulted in severe mental shocks when they go abroad to any Western nations for higher studies. Secondly unlike Indonesians , Pakistanis have cultural identity problems mixed with Islam of numerous types. (The same is true of majority Indian Muslims). They want to imitate the Arabs or the Turks which is a MIRAGE of their thinking & making ! Pakistanis are are also divided on sectarian basis.

[@Q_QQ_Q]

muslms in india , pak want to imitate arabs or turks becuase ruling muslims are arabs or turks . which may be like 7%-8% but had ruled subcontinent for over 1000 years and still control muslim constituency as a whole unlike other muslim countries like indonesia , turkey , iran , malaysia etc .

[@zahra1308]

and India is f* up by hindutva

[@vka3]

True, India can talk to all sides but nobody takes them seriously because of their flip-flop ambiguous policy.

[@michaelchou9396]

It may not be good time focusing on border issues, put it aside, move on the economic collaboration which benefits both Asian superpowers enormously!

[@pardeeptandon]

It will be politically suicidal for BJP to have peace with Pakistan without resolving POK

[@dontaskmewhy100]

India is and will be THE great power.

[@PomegranateChocolate]

India has border disputes with all its neighbors, not just China. In February 1951, three and a half years after the British have left the subcontinent, India invaded and annexed Tawang, South Tibet and occupied to this day. This land grab is solely Indian and has nothing to do with the British Raj. Tawang is the Sixth Dalai Lama's birthplace and home to a four hundred years old Tibetan monastery. In 1987 India make South Tibet a state and renamed it to the so called Arunachal Pradesh. AP is recognized as a disputed territory by the United Nation in 2009, making India the only country occupying two United Nation recognized disputed territories, the other being Kashmir.

[@pardeeptandon]

If BRICKS forms a NATO like military alliance then the boarder between China and India can be settled. This will also keep Pakistan in check. It will act as huge boaster to Indian economy as it will give access to one road one belt project of China

[@axli13]

What i wish to pose to Kanti of India, can india be friends to China and its other neighbors?

[@qake2021]

😁✌🏻🤞✌🏻

[@tofayelahmad7949]

Dear Sir, would you make episode on Bangladesh, USA, China and India relationship. How Bangladesh can maintain peace without breaking relationship with any of the parities. As Bangladesh has no interest in taking part in geo politics. It seems all this power hungry countries wants to contain everybody.

[@syedmaricar9946]

No justice no peace.it will apply to all .

[@jlvv_1]

Would love to see Mr. Mahbubani interview Prof. Zhang Wei Wei and Mr. Eric Li about the rising of china, and how it will effect Asia. It's time to hear the voices from the China itself 🙌

[@jas6806]

USSR/Yugoslavia India next?

[@dominionspan4174]

Could be if not careful.

[@user_ar6332]

How is the situation in Balochistan? if your are not careful you would loose it.

[@ibinfo-tube5063]

👉📣 Mr Sharma your map is not accurate enough for the peace cause, you should be fair at the first hand before you start to walk on the path seeking for everlasting peace, still appreciate your initiative 🤞

[@paddynair6446]

There is never any criticism of China in all these talks. The 1993 agreements froze the boundaries but xi jingping violated everything thinking 🤔that he could bully India during covid. The earlier three Chinese presidents were much more fair minded and proactive

[@MuhammadYousaf-cc7kq]

Brother,pak ask India let Russian gas and petrol come from Russia through Afgan pak pipe line to India but India Refused.same Iran Pakistan gas and petrol pipe line through pak to India but India refused.

[@avibcci1297]

Source? Pakistan has done the same with india when Uzbekistan asked.

[@surendarav8406]

Forget. India will not trust pak on anything. If anything trust is negative , not even zero. Keep aligning with China . By the time you realized that alignment does not bring any benefit, pak is ruined beyond redemption

[@Q_QQ_Q]

what are you smoking ? it was pakistan who refused cuz of pak army and america . soviet union proposed gas pipe line via pakistan but pakistan refused . iran also proposed same because india iran has very good relations but pakistan being CIA colony , refused all . pak does not have good relations with iran and ussr/russia .

[@Q_QQ_Q]

@@avibcci1297 .

[@theansangong2659]

Both India and China should settle their disputes once and for all for the interest of the world. The world needs the peace and accept the new world order which both the country can offer. Both leaders are great men, why not give and take for peace sake!

[@jas6806]

endia has no confidence. RECEP an example. endia trading with Islamic countries is problematic with rss.

[@rajkishorebehera7489]

lmao is that why the Saudi and uae goverment investing in India

[@avibcci1297]

Atleast learn spelling before understanding geopolitics,kid

[@user_ar6332]

@@avibcci1297 Pakistani's use this spelling (endia) for India. Must be thats the way their army spells it.

[@avibcci1297]

@Modi WhinyThePoor kid.

[@smling11]

What trade can India offer to Pakistan that other countries cannot?

[@avibcci1297]

Affordable medicines

[@kabulkhan1609]

Just a correction:- It’s Not Pakistan. It’s Shetanistan….

[@atulchandra7384]

Mehboobani could not just stop plugging the Chinese position. Even in the end he pushes for RCEP, a Chinese controlled structure.

[@wytrose4602]

That is not true the basics of trade even famers are getting less from the Corp store charges 15$ to the people but the famers only get a 5 dollar. For his cherries.

[@sashaa3390]

Wondering if Russia is currently a better mediator between India and China given its intimate ties to the two great powers. Unfortunately intellectual likes of Henry Kissinger belong in a bygone era, we have lost the wisdom of long-term strategic thinking amongst the political elites in the West to act as a credible and relevant go-between.

[@MrXperx]

Pakistan is not in the siachen. They have no leverage over there.

[@kushagragangwar18]

Sir, the map is not correct...

[@megstlimlim3386]

KishoreLand

[@avibcci1297]

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[@mohamedwarsamaboss5014]

Your map shows India, Pakistan, Nepal, not mentioning China, and instead putting Tibet on the map seems to me provocative, don't you agree with me?

[@avibcci1297]

That part is Tibet. Look at India's map, India is not written over every state

[@umbertodferrari]

What's with the map eh?

[@Tim145Tim145]

The swap would not work anymore. Not one today in China has the status of Zhou NenLai and Deng XiaoPing. The current public opinion of China makes it impossible for any Chinese leaders.

[@ednan9]

Nice show but little unrealistic. China wants to dominate Asia - if India pushes hard and be a member of Quad then India will be junior parter of the US - other choice is junior parter of China.

[@avibcci1297]

and India won't support America too much, especially in Russia's case. India won't align to be a junior partner lol and it's in Quad cause India don't want China to dominate. It abstained and didn't condemn Russia cause she doesn't want Russia to be weak. China is considered not trustworthy as it has always backed Pakistan in terrorism against India as well and again recently in OIC. A weak india is in China's and Pakistan's interest. India's interest is in stronger Russia and multipolar world.

[@avibcci1297]

@Modi WhinyThePoor aw china, son of Mongolia

[@johnlee-yo8jc]

MISTER Mahbubani!

[@jaywant7777]

There are no disputes and differences, China is intentionally claiming land of neighboring countries. China have occupied Tibet forcefully & irrationally, Tibetans want to be Independent but they are helpless. So, China is not playing on Chinese land, its Tibetan land.

[@senturi1731]

Once bitten twice shy….. Modi has a bigger heart then any leader. He extended hand of friendship to NSherif in Porkistan(arriving unannounced at granddaughters wedding) and Xi (wuhan and Mallapuram meets) …..then what does he get in return…..Pulwama and Galwan…… Now you see his wrath in the most blissful way 😎

[@fchau6019]

Pakistan needs to turn away from its long standing damaging association with the US, and also stop taking IMF loans which are a debt trap. This would include getting rid of most Western NGOs from the country as their presence has been counterproductive to the country. I would argue, that the MOST IMPORTANT country for Pakistan on this planet is India, Mother India, followed by others in the region. That is my dream.

[@youknow6968]

Trade is always linked with politics, Kashmir conflict cannot be set aside whilst people pretend it's all normal.

[@paddynair6446]

India should have settled with Deng... That was an error

[@chingkheikhangjarakpam2751]

Well, I do understand your point but it's a very complicated issue. We also need to count the opinion of the people of Ladakh. I don't know from where you are but think for yourself, A part of your state is under the control of China when they invaded in 1962, I don't think U would accept losing a huge area of land to an invading nation. I would understand if we lost the land at the time of our independence but that's not the case. We lost it after more than 10 years after independence and the people of Ladakh has been living in this hope that one day their lost land will be united. So we need to first convince the people of Ladakh and give them an incentive for their lost land if we are to accept the proposal of the Chinese.

[@XinaCCPFreeTibet]

In Asia, as per mr Mahbubani “the most dangerous fault lines in Asia” are NOT China Taiwan, south and North Koreaz Such scorn for his ancestral land of India .. wonder how CCP manages to have so many talented people shilling for them. He mentioned Amartya sen in the context of expanding trade, Amartya sen isn’t all gung ho about globalization or trade. Again he claims that the Commies where the reasonable ones and Indians where the emotional idiots who don’t agree with it.

[@manas5000]

Professor Kanti Bajpai got India- Pakistan relation wrong, 1. A major roadblock is Pakistan promoting terrorism vis a vis India (unlike Vietnam-China relation). 2. Hostility with India is a prerequisite for Pakistani army to remain is power and justify its humongous share of defence budget when Pakistan is always going to IMF for bailout. 3. Comparison of Pakistan with Bangladesh is not accurate as country need political and social stability which is absent in Pakistan. (Mob lynching of Sri Lankan textile manager in a blasphemy case )

[@youknow6968]

Bangladesh growth story isn't linked to trade with India, please don't miss represent. It's India who's gaining, with a 10 billion dollar surplus.

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India and China will never become friendly neighbours cause these two nations will compete with each other in the not too distant future. The rivalry will be fierce and i believe there will be no love lost between these two giants and this predominantly due to the fact that, historically both countries have looked down upon each other and with a certain degree of mistrust. Unless conscious effort is made by both governments to create an environment facilitating social and cultural synergy amongst the people of these two ancient civilizations. Pakistan on the other hand is a failed state moving rapidly towards self destruction which is a matter of grave concern as there are more than 150 nukes which could easily fall into wrong hands.

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China is so far ahead of India. And China is not like the US who is all zero sum game, as long as China is getting something, they don't mind the other party getting something too. China and India will be okay. But they should settle their border dispute now.

[@sugatoroy1254]

@@rap3208 By 2050 , India’s economy and civil infrastructure will catch up with China. Thereafter it’s going to be neck to neck with cut throat rivalry …. China will not settle the border dispute as it suits them to maintain present status quo !

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@@sugatoroy1254 And what do you think China will be doing that time, oing nothing and waiting for India?

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@@rap3208 well the point is about relation of China-India not about economy here. There is a lot of mistrust between both. If you look at modern history china-india relations. They were always awkward, border tension might not solve this problem alone cause china has great ties with Pakistan, this time Wang yi accepted the pakistani stance in OIC bout Kashmir which is considered as integral part and interrior matter of India, and this gave the message that china isn't trustworthy. China, for a decade, blocked the listing of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist under the United Nations sanctions regime. Azhar is the mastermind of several attacks against India and India has suffered a lot from terrorism, so india knows china will support Pakistan at the end of the day.

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@@rap3208 hello, take a chill pill ! As the Indian economy accelerates , growth in China will de accelerate … this is a axiom

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I feel india is in no rush to settle the deal with China. Because India wants to use the opportunity of Sino-US clash to further weaken China. India will just keeps on post conditions that China won't agree to stall the negotiation.

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Well well well so who is to pay for selling TAMAS to Ukrain? You know beeing real gentlemen we are not to mention the real price. In no way Sir! Marry merry memmories are off no accounts arn't they? Any questions among the Brothers Balaramos and Sisters of Bharatas?