"Hindi-Chini bhai, bhai" OR "Hindi-Chini bye, bye"?

"Hindi-Chini bhai, bhai” OR “Hindi-Chini bye, bye?

Chinese President Xi Jinping made a three-day visit to meet Indian PM Narendra Modi and his cabinet to create bilateral relations. After NDA’s win in General Election, Narendra Modi’s focus has remained on improving foreign relations in last three months. The debate on India-China’s relationship starts with two different perspectives. The first perspective is realistic that the two emerging powers will continue to fight for supremacy in the Asian continent. The second perspective is liberal which states that India and China are two main emerging markets in an interdependent world, where commerce and trade sustains on peaceful coexistence. What is your view on the matter? What do think is the reality, “Hindi-Chini bhai, bhai” OR “Hindi-Chini bye, bye”?



• The peaceful cooperation between emerging powers India and China will work as a base for global interconnection and ties between national economies.

• The consumers’ classes in China and India need high quality goods and products at affordable prices which is only possible when the two countries work on their relation.

• The major problem between India and China is border problem and it is only growing trade that can ease the existing border issues.

• It is more important for India than China to solve the issues as it is India whose currency suffers due to a larger trade deficit.

• Products from China are prevalent in Indian market, but India finds it hard to sell its products in China. The problem poses a challenge as well as an opportunity for Modi government.

“Hindi-Chini bye, bye”
• The focus is purely on economic development with no importance paid to the existing bilateral matters.

• Trust is an important factor for sustainable cooperation and that is not present in the Indian-Chinese relation.

• Years have passed, war is fought but still the two countries have never ever reached close to the solution of border issue.

• Chinese threat theory is still on as there are instances of occasional crossings of the LOC by alleged Chinese Soldiers. Also, the stapled visa affair related with citizens of Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh cannot be ignored.

• Apart from the border issue, the nuclear threat stops the two countries from trusting each other. The relations of China with India’s enemy neighbors especially Pakistan cannot be ignored.

• The trade relations with China are already resulting in a huge trade deficit in India. The focus should be on solving the existing problem.

Conclusion

There is a chauvinistic rhetoric present between two nations which along with military buildup pose the severe risk of conflict between two countries. However, both countries are doing well on economic front. The liberal perspective states that a peaceful connection between India and China will result in strong economic bongs and will help the nations to solve the environmental, social and security problems. Cooperation can result in economic stability and mutual benefits but before that it is important to ensure that by doing so, PM Modi don’t opens the doors for the international parties that can pose a threat to India’s security.