India, Aug. 29 -- India and China are attempting to manage a difficult relationship through dialogue, confidence-building and limited border agreements. But the real test lies in whether these measures can build trust and eventually contribute to a broader settlement, rather than simply making a deeply unresolved dispute more manageable

Delhi's intellectual discussion on China is indefensible in its intensity, while much of the wider social discussion rarely rises above the level of lay discourse. Some say engagement is the answer, others instinctively distrust Beijing, while a smaller group argues that India has little choice but to go along with China. Last week in New Delhi, I attended a discussion on China's grand strategy in which s...