May be a millimeter.
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As India evaluates its options in responding to Pakistan after the Uri attacks - this week’s India Today has a comprehensive cover story examining the entire breadth of options - it has to also contend with the China factor.
China’s military, economic and diplomatic support to its "all-weather ally" has often been cited by strategic analysts as "emboldening" Pakistan’s provocations.
But beyond the rhetoric of "all-weather" allies and relations "higher than the Himalayas", the actual extent of China’s embrace of Pakistan is, in reality, much less grand than often portrayed by both sides.
So far, China’s calculations in engaging Pakistan have been driven as much by self-interest as solidarity, which explains why more often than not, its actual delivery of support has far lagged beyond the rhetoric - in fact, even dwarfed by American financial and military assistance in many respects, particularly since 2001.
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How far will China go to back Pakistan against India?
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As India evaluates its options in responding to Pakistan after the Uri attacks - this week’s India Today has a comprehensive cover story examining the entire breadth of options - it has to also contend with the China factor.
China’s military, economic and diplomatic support to its "all-weather ally" has often been cited by strategic analysts as "emboldening" Pakistan’s provocations.
But beyond the rhetoric of "all-weather" allies and relations "higher than the Himalayas", the actual extent of China’s embrace of Pakistan is, in reality, much less grand than often portrayed by both sides.
So far, China’s calculations in engaging Pakistan have been driven as much by self-interest as solidarity, which explains why more often than not, its actual delivery of support has far lagged beyond the rhetoric - in fact, even dwarfed by American financial and military assistance in many respects, particularly since 2001.
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How far will China go to back Pakistan against India?
