It is important for India to engage China but after dealing with the Doklam crisis so effectively, it doesn’t make sense to concede to China on every major issue. Photo: ReutersJust when we thought India was getting its China policy on track, we have returned to the good old days of doing business with China. And a think tank in Delhi has been asked to postpone an annual conference just because its deliberations may annoy the Chinese. It is important for India to engage China but after dealing with the Doklam crisis so effectively, it doesn’t make sense to concede to China on every major issue. Is the foreign secretary putting down the Tibetans so that Chinese will talk to him nicely or is New Delhi working on some substantive outcomes during Modi’s visit in June?

Source: Mint March 11, 2018 18:00 UTC