Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) professor Srikanth Kondapalli, an expert on China’s foreign and security policies, has suggested that another conflict between India and China is unlikely despite new weapon systems being developed by the neighbouring country. The professor has said that at the moment, there is a drive for normalisation on the border, that is “disengagement, patrolling, grazing if not de-escalation and de-induction”.

When asked whether the aggression shown by China towards its other neighbours is indicative of a possibility of another India-China conflict, the professor said that the path for normalisation has been laid out since October 21, 2024, but it has to be seen “whether this will be fulfilled.”

“At the moment, with the drive towards normalisation on the border,

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