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China has used its economic clout and superpower status with increasing sophistication. The adeptness of China in flipping the international outcry on COVID originating from its lands into a sophisticated pandemic diplomacy, with the sharing of equipment and medicines, across the world, was evident. With everything from the world’s biggest trade deal the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) or new `Silk Road', China is growing by leaps and bounds. India's engagement with China has involved friction lately, particularly after the Galwan valley confrontation. In this interaction, Prof. Vaidyanathan and Dr. Guha Majumdar speak of going beyond rhetoric and jingoism, particularly when such banter is for suiting the narrative of certain international factions such as that around the United States or for needless self-righteousness, and understand the evolving geopolitics and international economics in play. They close their interaction with a discussion of huayuquan, which approximately translates as discourse power, in Chinese foreign affairs, along with need for India to use its soft power as well as promote increasing awareness as well as engagement with China. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:10 We analyze China from the western lens and it is utterly wrong for Indian interests? 05:25 Things Indians get wrong about China, it's people and its economy 08:55 How China got away with the COVID 19 blunder 11:44 Modern Enemies or Historic Rivals: How India dominated China culturally for 2000 year without sending a single soldier 17:40 The dawn of Asian century: 3 essential steps to improve India-China relations 25:00 Is an economic boycott of China feasible for India? 28:40 West is unreliable: Why India-Russia China should create a strategic nexus for better future 35:20 Can Chinese companies be trusted with data privacy and India's national security 37:15 How can India win the big China puzzle 44:08 'Quad' or China: Who is a better business partner for India in the long run 51:25 How India can achieve a good and constructive engagement with China for a shared better future To support Infinity Foundation’s projects including the continuation of such episodes and the research we do: इनफिनिटी फ़ौंडेशन की परियोजनाओं को अनुदान देने के लिए व इस प्रकार के एपिसोड और हमारे द्वारा किये जाने वाले शोध को जारी रखने के लिए: http://infinityfoundation.com/donate-2/ To Subscribe to Rajiv Malhotra Official: राजीव मल्होत्रा ऑफिसियल की सदस्यता लेने के लिए: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk85J3pqkn1y--k2wNMbthA?sub_confirmation=1 Join Rajiv's discussion (राजीव की चर्चा से जुडें): https://groups.google.com/d/forum/infinityfoundationsatsang Listen to the Kurukshetra podcast! Available on: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kurukshetra/id1499895147 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kMmVmMWYwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Anchor: https://anchor.fm/kurukshetra Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1EpfjldHdNuAaJrBLlmFme?si=qJnzvbRtRmqGJ3j4xZcODw