Vijay Gokhale on Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's Visit to India

<p>In this episode, Vijay Gokhale joins Rudra Chaudhuri to take stock of the recent meet between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar. Together, they discuss the significance of Wang Yi’s visit to India, particularly against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. How does the Ukraine crisis shape the Sino-Indian relationship? Separately, what are some of the mechanisms needed to stabilize the relationship between India and China?</p><p>--</p><p><strong>Episode Contributors</strong></p><p><a href="https://carnegieindia.org/experts/1957" target="_blank">Vijay Gokhale</a> is the former foreign secretary of India and a nonresident senior fellow at Carnegie India. He retired from the Indian Foreign Service in January 2020 after a diplomatic career that spanned thirty-nine years. Between 2016 and 2017, he served as the ambassador of India to the People’s Republic of China. He has worked extensively on matters relating to the Indo-Pacific region with a special emphasis on Chinese politics and diplomacy. He is the author of two books: <a href="https://penguin.co.in/book/the-long-game/" target="_blank"><i>The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India</i></a> and <a href="https://harpercollins.co.in/product/tiananmen-square/" target="_blank"><i>Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest</i></a>. </p><p><a href="https://carnegieindia.org/experts/1618" target="_blank">Rudra Chaudhuri</a> is the director of Carnegie India. His primary research interests include the diplomatic history of South Asia and contemporary security issues. </p><p>--</p><p><strong>Further Reading:</strong></p><p><a href="https://carnegieindia.org/2021/10/04/india-s-fog-of-misunderstanding-surrounding-nepal-china-relations-pub-85416" target="_blank">India’s Fog of Misunderstanding Surrounding Nepal–China Relations</a> by Vijay Gokhale</p><p><a href="https://carnegieindia.org/2021/03/10/road-from-galwan-future-of-india-china-relations-pub-84019" target="_blank">The Road from Galwan: The F