India, China Can't Be Friends Till India Catches Up, For Which It Needs Near-Civilisational Change

In a 45-minute interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, to mark the launch of his book ‘India Versus China: Why They Are Not Friends’, Kanti Bajpai laid out four reasons why in his opinion the two countries are unfriendly to each other. The first is their perceptions of each other. The second is their territorial claims and perimeters. The third is their strategic partnerships, where they tend to be on different, if not opposed, sides. The fourth is the asymmetry of power between them, which is steadily increasing. Like our work? Click here to support The Wire: https://thewire.in/support The founding premise of The Wire is this: if good journalism is to survive and thrive, it can only do so by being both editorially and financially independent. This means relying principally on contributions from readers and concerned citizens who have no interest other than to sustain a space for quality journalism. As a publication, The Wire will be firmly committed to the public interest and democratic values. We publish in four different languages! For English, visit www.thewire.in for Hindi: http://thewirehindi.com/ for Urdu: http://thewireurdu.com for Marathi: https://marathi.thewire.in If you are a young writer or a creator, you can submit articles, essays, photos, poetry – anything that’s straight out of your imagination – to LiveWire, The Wire’s portal for the young, by the young. https://livewire.thewire.in/ You can also follow The Wire’s social media platforms and engage with us. Facebook   / thewire     / thewirehindi     / thewireurdu     / thewiremarathi   Twitter   / thewire_in     / thewirehindi     / thewireurdu     / thewiremarathi     / livewire   Instagram   / thewirein     / livewirein   Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button to never miss a video from The Wire!