Dealing with India’s China Challenge

This article was originally published as Jabin T. Jacob. 2026. ‘Dealing with India’s China Challenge’. India’s World. 11 March.

When asked in 1924 why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, the British mountaineer George Mallory is reported to have replied, “Because it’s there.” He would disappear on Everest later that same year during an attempt to reach the summit. Many of India’s attempts to study and understand China evoke aspects of both the Mallory story and his final reality.

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