Indian govt trying to find a winning position for election

Editor's note: The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has said the cancellation of some Belt and Road projects in Pakistan and Nepal is testimony to some unacceptable conditions of the initiative proposed by China. In his interview with Guancha.cn, Lin Minwang, a researcher in South Asia studies at the Shanghai-based Fudan University, comments:

That President Xi Jinping met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi four times last year indicates relations with India are not as bad as some people think.

The Modi government is adjusting its foreign policies this year as it intends to keep a stable external environment so as to avoid possible diplomatic skirmishes from escalating into big issues ahead of this year's election. Thus, it is showing more tolerance toward its neighbors, including China, than before.