India, China Make Cautious Overtures

But normalization doesn’t have a stable future

By: Salman Rafi Shiekh

Nearly five years after the deadly Galwan Valley clash in the Himalayas that brought India-China relations to a historic low, signs of a cautious diplomatic thaw are emerging. In mid-July, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, signaling what may be the beginning of a gr…