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    The two countries fought over the state, which China calls south Tibet, in 1962, and UNESCO Peace Chair Madhav Nalapat says the Dalai Lama's visit is likely to exacerbate these tensions. "Beijing claims Arunachal as part of China, and has refused to recognize it as a part of . . . India ... Seeing the Dalai Lama as a dangerous 'splittist,' the Hu Jintao administration is wary of the spread of [his] influence there." But the Dalai Lama was not the only influential figure looking for an audience in Tokyo last month. Full Article at World Politics Review
    Beijing claims Arunachal as part of China, and has refused to recognize it as a part of . . . India ... Seeing the Dalai Lama as a dangerous 'splittist,' the Hu Jintao administration is wary of the spread of [his] influence there.
    SOURCE: World Politics Review 1 month ago
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To Balance China, India Turns to Japan
  1. The future intentions of the Hatoyama government in foreign and security policy are not entirely clear, the country will remain focused on domestic economic concerns for some time, and Japan continues to have the restrictions of Article 9 of its constitution
    SOURCE: World Politics Review 1 month ago
  2. Japan would be a . . . natural ally in the power competition between India and China ... Although Japan may not be able to directly contribute to this power competition, Indian-Japanese naval exercises aim at some sense of interoperability.
    SOURCE: World Politics Review 1 month ago
  3. India is more reluctant to be viewed as having too close a relationship with the United States and won't be interested in any formal alliance or security relationship.
    SOURCE: World Politics Review 1 month ago
  4. If only Sino-Japanese relations sour, I'm not so sure India would rush to support Japan, so long as China is not causing problems for India.
    SOURCE: World Politics Review 1 month ago
  5. China normally tries to defuse the tension by encouraging all parties to put the issue aside and negotiate for a solution ... The negotiation can last for years -- or forever. The point is that China doesn't want to have a military clash, at least for the moment.
    SOURCE: World Politics Review 1 month ago
  6. I don't think these closer ties are only rhetoric, but growing the relationship will also be a slow process.
    SOURCE: World Politics Review 1 month ago

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