Monday, March 12, 2012

Can China And India Find Peace Between Each Other?


Why China, India Clash -- Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, The Diplomat

India-China relations are often seen through the prism of their bilateral disputes. Indeed, the border dispute between the two is generally seen as the biggest hurdle to improving ties. But it could be argued that disagreements such as that over the border in Arunachal Pradesh are only a symptom of the larger problem that exists between these two Asian giants, namely the inevitable and increasing competition between two rising powers.

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My Comment:
Everyone is talking about peaceful coexistence .... but on the ground .... Asian defense spending is accelerating with budgets that are now surpassing even the Europeans. To put it bluntly .... most countries do not trust China, and China .... well .... I sometimes wonder if they even come close to trusting anyone else.

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