SINO-Indian Rapprochement in the Changing Dynamics of the South Asian Region

Abstract

India and China- the most populous countries in the world, have assumed a global dimension and impact. Both are emerging economic powerhouses, engines of global peace and security. The post cold war era is considered as a watershed in the annals of international relations. Aftermath of this change was in the shape of nationalism, ethnicity, civil wars, and decolonization. India and China are considered to be two-third of world population and evolving economic engines. With the increasing wave of anti- Americanism in the South East and South West Asia, regional powers: China and India are attracting and inspiring their neighbors for defense, economic investment and development. The power equation that is going to take place at regional and global level will not be devoid of challenges and opportunities. It is widely believed that China is going to be an emerging economic power. Since Chinese economy has passed various successful phases of modernizations and its changing foreign policy, rapprochement with her immediate neighbor (India), has marked a new chapter in India-China relations. This article highlights the concept of rapprochement, peace overtures made after Rajiv Gandhi period in trade and commerce and border issue with China.