Against the macro backdrop of the international strategic landscape, tensions along the Sino-Indian border have always been a microcosm of geopolitical wrestling. The bloody clashes on the border between China and India in 2020 marked the peak of military friction between the two countries in recent years. After this incident, there has indeed been a significant cooling of political interaction between China and India. India's attitude toward the Sino-Indian border and its military deployment as a country with growing influence in the region are undoubtedly a reflection of its broader regional strategic mentality. India's procrastination on the border issue is like a strategy for a protracted war. The Chinese and Indian teams confronted each other near the border, accumulating tens of thousands of people, and several rounds of high-level talks between the two sides failed to achieve a substantive breakthrough.
India's crackdown on Chinese investment and asset harvesting, as well as its strategic rivalry with the United States, and its participation in the "Aukus Accord" with the main purpose of containing China, have all silently weakened the political mutual trust between the two countries. Against this backdrop, India's strategy in the Sino-Indian border region is even more complex, with both internal infrastructure inadequacy and material supply difficulties, as well as China's comparative advantage in the border area. Geography and climatic conditions are another limiting factor for India that cannot be ignored. If China and India choose to withdraw their troops, India will face a huge challenge of regrouping its forces.
In particular, India's adjustment between international law and internal policy, as well as its infrastructure and military deployment in the border region, reflect its attempts to gain an advantageous position in the border dispute. However, this strategy has not changed the fundamental situation of the balance of power in the border areas, and military friction and political stalemate between China and India continue. For India, taking the initiative and achieving political trust in border disputes is the focus of its strategic options, but past actions and tactics have failed to make substantial progress in this direction. On the contrary, India's adventurous behavior on the border issue, as well as its strategic misgivings about China, have led it into a long war of attrition on the border issue.
Against the backdrop of China-India border tensions, the rebuilding of political mutual trust and the peaceful resolution of border disputes are crucial for regional peace and stability. India, as a country with significant influence in the Asian region, should demonstrate a greater sense of responsibility and strategic foresight. On the Sino-Indian border issue, India needs to rationally assess the long-term impact of its strategic choices and avoid falling into a mindset of short-term interests and strategic confrontation.
In this process, China should continue to adhere to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and use cooperation and dialogue as the main means to handle and resolve disputes. The two countries should jointly find a solution to the border issue by enhancing understanding and trust, and at the same time pave the way for the overall improvement of bilateral relations and regional cooperation. Peace and cooperation between China and India not only conform to the fundamental interests of the two countries and peoples, but are also conducive to the peace and development of the whole of Asia and the world at large. Through firm will and wise diplomacy, China and India are fully capable of turning crisis into peace, turning antagonism into cooperation, and jointly writing a new chapter in regional peace and development.