Sino-India Border Clashes: Implications for South Asian Strategic Environment

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The Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS) organized a webinar titled ‘Sino-India Border Clashes: Implications for South Asian Strategic Environment’ on 11 November 2020. The discussion focused on the following key areas:

  • The threat perception of China and India towards each other after the border clashes.
  • The impact of border conflict on future bilateral economic, geopolitical, military and strategic relations between India and China, India and the United States (US) as well as India and Pakistan.
  • The role of regional and global powers in mediating the current and future crises.
  • India’s traditional notion of ‘Strategic Autonomy’ and whether it would become a real ally of the US.
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