Which one of the following statements is correct regarding India-China relations?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A series of talks to resolve the border issue were initiated in 1981.
Option (1) A series of talks to resolve the border issue were initiated in 1981. — Correct. After China’s policy became more pragmatic in the late 1970s, a series of talks to resolve the border issue was initiated in 1981.
Option (2) Rajiv Gandhi visited China in 1987. — Incorrect. Rajiv Gandhi’s visit to China took place in December 1988, and it gave the impetus for better India-China relations.
Option (3) Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited China in 2017. — Incorrect. Narendra Modi visited China in 2018.
Option (4) Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a visit to India in 2018. — Incorrect. Xi Jinping visited India in 2019.
NCERT (2025-26): “India – China Relations … The conflict of 1962, in which India suffered military reverses, had long-term implications for India–China relations. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were downgraded until 1976. Thereafter, relations between the two countries began to improve slowly. After the change in China’s political leadership from the mid to late 1970s, China’s policy became more pragmatic and less ideological. So it was prepared to put off the settlement of contentious issues while improving relations with India. A series of talks to resolve the border issue were also initiated in 1981.…”
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