Shekhar Gupta: Two fronts, one challenge

India must break out of the strategic triangulation between China and Pakistan. Before that, it has to decide if it will allow domestic electoral interests limit its strategic options

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India China relations | India Pakistan relations | indian politics

Shekhar Gupta  |  New Delhi 

Shekhar Gupta

The disengagement at Pangong Tso has been completed in quick time. As new rounds of the corps commanders’ talks begin, you could also guardedly hope that the larger de-escalation is now a possibility. It’s a good moment to pause to reflect on who’s won and/or lost what as relative peace becomes a more likely prospect than war.

Our Northern Army Commander Lt. Gen. YK Joshi has already told us how close India and China were to a war during those fateful 48 hours when his troops climbed the dominating heights and key passes in the Pangong south bank and Kailash Range ...

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First Published: Fri, February 19 2021. 22:44 IST
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