Right Sino-Indian move in right direction

from ChinaDaily

India and China have resumed their military dialogue with the visit of a high-level Indian defense delegation to Beijing. This is a confidence-building step, and may be followed by the fourth bilateral defense dialogue later this year.

Although the resumption of military exchanges has gained little coverage in the Chinese media, it has drawn much attention in India and other countries.

Many anxious observers are following the development closely, because the fourth defense dialogue will take place at an extremely critical juncture. Despite the three defense dialogues held earlier, and notwithstanding the multiple meetings between the leaders of the two countries, the 2011 defense dialogue will be held under the shadow of recent history

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Gunjan Singh and Avinash Godbole on "Peninsular Shells and the Chinese Dilemma(?)"

 Yeonpyeong in the Yellow Sea

North Korea is one of those places where all deterrence theories fall flat on their face. The recent instance of North Korean (DPRK) shelling on the South Korean territory of Yeonpyeong is a case in point.

Why does the DPRK behave the way it does? And how it may be related to the recent Chinese pronouncements on "Core Interests?"

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