An Indian man waves the national flag at Wagah, near the border with Pakistan. India’s relations with its neighbours have deteriorated, as it is increasingly perceived as a regional bully. Photo: AP An Indian man waves the national flag at Wagah, near the border with Pakistan. India’s relations with its neighbours have deteriorated, as it is increasingly perceived as a regional bully. Photo: AP
An Indian man waves the national flag at Wagah, near the border with Pakistan. India’s relations with its neighbours have deteriorated, as it is increasingly perceived as a regional bully. Photo: AP
Shyam Tekwani
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Shyam Tekwani

India’s bullying of its neighbours boosted China. Now it needs to build a strong backyard

  • The coronavirus pandemic, a weakening economy, social fissures and now the loss of 20 soldiers on the Chinese border have raised the heat in Delhi
  • After facilitating China’s expansionist goals by treating nearby countries badly, India needs to demonstrate good neighbourliness to realise its global potential

Shyam Tekwani
Shyam Tekwani

Updated: 8:09pm, 29 Jun, 2020

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An Indian man waves the national flag at Wagah, near the border with Pakistan. India’s relations with its neighbours have deteriorated, as it is increasingly perceived as a regional bully. Photo: AP An Indian man waves the national flag at Wagah, near the border with Pakistan. India’s relations with its neighbours have deteriorated, as it is increasingly perceived as a regional bully. Photo: AP
An Indian man waves the national flag at Wagah, near the border with Pakistan. India’s relations with its neighbours have deteriorated, as it is increasingly perceived as a regional bully. Photo: AP
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Shyam Tekwani

Shyam Tekwani

Shyam Tekwani is a professor at the Daniel K Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, where he specialises in political violence, terrorism and counterterrorism, security dynamics of South Asia, and the role of media in security.