A.5. India’s Foreign Policy towards China and Pakistan
In the past decade, the world has also seen a change in India’s stand against Pakistan and China. India is the only one in South Asia which is standing strong still against its Belt and Road Initiative since 2014.
Also, India has made its position very clear about the border-sharing area. In the Galwan clash in 2020, India had given a strong reply to China. India’s revamped foreign policy has even given China a shockwave.
India banned 59 Chinese mobile applications including the widely-used social media platforms such as TikTok, WeChat, and Helo keeping in view the threat to the nation’s sovereignty and security. The majority of the apps banned in the June 29, 2020 order were red-flagged by intelligence agencies over concerns that they were collecting user data and possibly also sending them “outside”.
- This action came after 20 Indian soldiers and an unspecified number of Chinese soldiers were killed during violent clashes in Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh amid border tensions with China. Standing like the “Great Wall of China” India clears the clouds of doubts over its defence capabilities and also that New Delhi would stand idle.
India is joining hands with various countries through QUAD, G20, BRICS, RIC, ASEAN, 12U2, SAARC plus, and many more to stand against China’s ambitious goal of achieving its hegemony. It may seem like the old style of meandering but actually, India promotes its priorities in a much more direct manner.