Why the China-India relationship matters for the future of the global order

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Why the China-India relationship matters for the future of the global order

Why the China-India relationship matters for the future of the global order
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May 2025 — 1:00PM TO 2:00PM
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4 April 2025

Chatham House and Online

Examining China and India's bilateral relationship and how the West should respond.

Examining China and India's bilateral relationship and how the West should respond.



While the US–China relationship is regarded as the key defining geopolitical relationship of the 21 century, the relationship between China and India holds greater long-term significance to the emerging multipolar global order. There is a tendency to view the relationship through the narrow prism of their unresolved territorial dispute. However, this overlooks the weight of these two Asian giants – the world's most populous countries, the second and soon to be third largest economies, and self-proclaimed civilizational states and voices of the Global South. As China and India become increasingly prominent geopolitical actors, how these two countries engage and interact with one another will play a vital role in the international relations of the future.

Chatham House experts have written the first extensive paper, examining the China–India relationship by a European think tank looking the relationship from both a Chinese and Indian perspective. The findings of the paper examine how the two countries interact with and perceive each other while challenging several misconceptions about the bilateral relationship, and how the West might react to the China–India dynamic to maximise their own strategic objectives in Asia.

This panel discussion will ask key questions including:

• What is the trajectory and drivers of the bilateral relationship?
• What are the key flashpoints and watchpoints?
• How are both countries responding to geo-economic competition?
• What are the areas of convergence and divergence on issues of global governance?
• How does the China-India relationship influence western engagement and policy towards both countries?

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Source: https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/open-event/why-china-india-relationship-matters-future-global-order Apr 04, 2025, 09:27 AM