The “tectonics of the trans-Himalayan relationship are shifting,” acknowledges the British publication The Economist. “Recent border bloodshed suggests mounting hostility,” they are relieved to say. But not all is well in this trigger-point for conflict: “But blossoming economic ties tell a different story that could trouble America and its allies.” Oh, no — what if peace breaks out?
In the article entitled “What if China and India become friends,” the British publication doesn’t hide its desire for conflict: “The hope [sic] among American and allied officials is that India’s continuing frontier friction with China is pushing it irreversibly into a democratic coalition determined to constrain Chinese power.” But, they worry: “[W]hat if they find a way to shelve the border dispute?”
