Indo-Chinese Relations - Ball Treading in India's Favour?
In a first instance of its kind, Mr. Xi Jinping, the powerful President of the People's Republic of China coming on his official India visit will not land in the Indian Capital of New Delhi but in the capital of Gujarat, Ahemdabad on September 17. Incidentally, the date of arrival coincides with the birthday of Mr. Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, a name which has been doing rounds in the political circles in both India and abroad. Adding another first to the series, it will be the first time when the Chinese have POSTPONED the visit to Pakistan to accommodate one extra day for India. And all this has happened when we still have wide ranging issues with China with regards to a border dispute, frequent incursions by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in our territory & growing Chinese involvement on security front in the Indian Sub-Continent. It wont be wrong to conclude that President Xi has tried to highlight the importance that India now hold