Since its founding, the People’s Republic of China has treated its
relations with India as subordinate to its relations with great powers such as the United
States and Russia. Ebbs and flows in this strategic triangle have had knock-on effects on the
India-China relationship.
New Delhi’s close relationship with Nepal, bound in history and culture, and the misperception about China’s relations with Nepal before 1950 have contributed to a skewed understanding of Sino-Nepali relations.