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How China Sees India’s Strategic Position

The Insider
November 3, 2026

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Episode Notes:

Countries can hold very different assumptions about strategy, and those gaps can lead to consequential misunderstandings. In her recent article, “China’s Strategic Reassessment of India,” Yun Sun examines how Beijing views India’s strategic position and how that view shapes China’s approach to its neighbor. Kerry talks with Yun about how China assesses India’s great-power potential and its commitment to strategic autonomy, and what to watch in China’s relations with South Asia more broadly.

Image: Government of India via Wikimedia Commons