The pioneering role played by India in checkmating the designs of China, especially in strategic areas, was a major factor for straining the India-China relations. CPPR, Senior Fellow K V Thomas (Former Assistant Director, Intelligence Bureau) writes in Chandrika Daily that the recent clash in Galwan Valley may be yet another attempt of the Chinese leadership to get out of its present imbroglio, an offshoot of COVID-19, at the international and domestic fronts.
This article was published in Chandrika Daily on June 19, 2020. Click here to read English version of this article.