GS Mains Model Question & Answer: Chinese blocking of pilgrimages to Kailash Mansarovar affecting the bilateral relation between both nations. Examine the issue. Comment

Q.  Chinese blocking of pilgrimages to Kailash Mansarovar affecting the bilateral relation between both nations. Examine the issue . Comment

Model Answer:

Chinese blocking of pilgrimages to Kailash Mansarovar affecting the bilateral relation between both nations. Examine the issue.

A batch of 50 pilgrims have returned from Sikkim after waiting for over a week for China to open the border gates. Chinese authorities have reportedly claimed that the Nathu-La route has been hampered due to major landslides. The Nathu-la route is in addition to the long-stand route through Lipulekh pass in Uttarakhand. The Sikkim route was opened in 2015.

While India has been unhappy with China over its ‘cover’ to Pakistan on international fora, Beijing has been annoyed at New Delhi’s opposition to its flagship ‘Belt and Road initiative’, as well as, statements on South China sea.

It will affect the bilateral relation in the following manner:

• Economic: Due to the developing maritime silk route or establishing asian infrastructure investment bank, both countries will boost their trading and commercial sector; but india is facing huge current account deficit due to increasing imports from china in the area of electronics, fertilizer etc. Which can hamper the progressing relationship.
• Strategic issues: Long pending border issue and claiming of china to india's states like arunachal Pradesh, aksai chin or in parts of jammu kashmir.this factor arise tension and mistrust between both countries.
• International issues: To boost export and make relationship more deepen, there is need to take possible solution-India should expand the market access for commodities of interest; emphasize on new area of export such as tourism, media etc.; govt of India should promote chinese investment in select sector with high import dependency from china foremost one is to resolve the long standing border dispute. So that India-china could eliminate the mistrust and tension among them and enter into deeper friendly relations.

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