Evolution of India-China Relations
India and China perhaps are the only countries in the world, which have a legacy of ancient
culture and civilizations. Both also share a similar heritage of colonization. Both are two most
populous countries in the world. India and China are still underdeveloped Asian countries.
Despite a number of similarities, both have many times found themselves at different poles
especially on bilateral contentious issues. There have, however, always been cooperative
attempts on a number of sectors other than contentious sectors. The past 60 years of India-
China relations have obviously signaled that both the countries have been seeking mutually
acceptable solutions to the main contention relating to boundary issue. It is also generally
believed that both countries never allowed the differences to come on their way of bilateral
cooperation and engagement.2
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