China’s Role In The India–Pakistan Conflict
China occupies a central place in the India–Pakistan conflict, partly due to
its close proximity with both countries and partly because of its own strategic
interests. Initially, China had developed cordial ties with India but these
deteriorated in the early 1960s until the border war of 1962 which resulted
in the disruption of diplomatic relations. This mutual hostility along with a
border agreement became the basis of the Sino–Pakistan entente. As a result,
China has made large economic and strategic investments in Pakistan to
keep the common enemy—India—under strategic pressure. Realistically, in
the immediate aftermath of bipolarity, China tried to improve relations with
India while making equal efforts to strengthen Pakistan’s conventional and
nuclear capabilities. This article analyses Beijing’s approach towards both
New Delhi and Islamabad in the changing geopolitical landscape of the post Cold War period.
Author(s): MOHD AARIF RATHER
Source: World Affairs: The Journal of International Issues, SPRING 2019 (JANUARYMARCH), Vol. 23, No. 1 (SPRING 2019 (JANUARY-MARCH)), pp. 38-47
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/48531206
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