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Intro-  No other relationship of India has as many layers as our relations with China. - PM Modi at Shangrila dialogue Historical context: India was the first non socialist country to establish diplomatic Relations with PRC in 1950 After the 1962 war, Rajiv Gandhi's -1988 visit marked the beginning of improvement in ties. This has been taken forward through the informal summits at Wuhan and Mamallapuram. on border disputes: ( relations b/w both the nations has been termed as “cold peace.”) Kautilya’s mandal siddhant postulates that our neighbour is our natural enemy . 1993- agreement on maintaining peace and tranquility along LAC signed India and china have signed 5 boundary dispute settlement agreements from 1993 to 2013. Special representatives (SR) mechanism for boundary settlement initiated in 2003 In the context of China,  salami slicing  denotes its strategy of territorial expansion in the South China Sea and the Himalayan regions.  As said by SJ at 4th RN...

China has adopted a new land border law amid continued stand off between Indian and Chinese militaries in eastern Ladakh. China’s border law govern how Beijing guards its 22,000-km long land border that it shares with 14 countries , including India, Russia, North Korea and Bhutan. state shall take measures to safeguard territorial integrity and land boundaries. For this PLA shall carry out border duties including organising drills and resolutely prevent, stop and combat invasion, encroachment, provocation and other acts. The state shall take measures to support economic and social development in border areas. Concerns for India Experts say that the law would formalise some of China’s recent actions in disputed territories with both India and Bhutan, including the PLA’s massing of troops in forward areas along the India border and multiple transgressions across the LAC. The passing of the law coincides with increased Chinese activity along the land borders, which have mirrored actions ...