Indian PM visits China

[Barun Mitra]

Recently, the Indian prime minister visited China. Here are two brief
summary account of the nature of the relationship, and the outcome of
the meeting between leaders of the two countries..
Barun
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Two friends just catching up -
A confidence building measure was all that Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh’s visit to China was. Sandwiched between corruption scandals and
a floundering economy at home, the Indian prime minister failed to
make waves in China. While the governments signed nine agreements on
his short 1.5 day visit, neither held much water. While headlines
screamed a border pact between the sweet and sour neighbors, the fine
print reveled little substance to the story. Same was the case with
the proposed visa on arrival for Chinese tourists, the proposed SEZ’s
or the river pact between the countries – no big step forward, just an
assurance that each had one another's backs.
http://inchincloser.com/two-friends-just-catching-up/

Will the border issue ever be resolved?
Sure, its the meeting of heads of state of Asia’s largest economies,
yet maybe we shouldn’t be making such a big deal about it. Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh’s two day trip to Beijing from Moscow isn’t
expected to bolster trade or solve our age old border issue. Its not
expected either that the bonhomie between the brothers who share the
Himalayas will significantly improve relations between our countries.
Yes steps will be taken, deals signed and hands shaken in the glare of
a million news flashes, but it will continue to be more of the same –
diplomacy at her best.
http://inchincloser.com/will-the-border-issue-ever-be-resolved/