TEN CRITICAL QUESTIONS ON CURRENT GEOPLOITICAL AND NATIONAL ISSUES – 170
11 September 2026
PRERNA FOR IAS
(ASSOCIATE OF SAMKALP)
TEN CRITICAL QUESTIONS ON CURRENT GEOPLOITICAL AND NATIONAL ISSUES – 170
1. Can India-China relations truly normalise while large military deployments continue along the LAC?
Answer: In my view, India-China relations can improve gradually, but complete normalisation will remain difficult without sustained peace along the border. President Xi Jinping's proposed India visit and measures such as direct flights, easier visas, military hotlines and renewed dialogue are positive confidence-building steps. However, significant troop deployments and unresolved boundary issues continue to limit trust. India should therefore follow a dual approach: maintain diplomatic and economic engagement while insisting on military de-escalation and border stability. Neither permanent confrontation nor premature normalisation serves India's interests. The objective should be stable competition with credible deterrence and continuous dialogue.
2. Is India's weak manufacturing base becoming a strategic foreign-policy vulnerability?
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India-China relationsLAC borderBRICSmanufacturing vulnerabilityNEET-SSWest Asia conflictstrategic autonomygeoopolitical issues