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China is watching India’s new Ambassador Vikram Doraiswami very closely for clues

Vikram Doraiswami’s posting comes at a moment when India and China are cautiously trying to stabilise ties after several difficult years.

India’s appointment of Vikram Doraiswami as the Ambassador to China has sparked an unusual level of interest on the Chinese internet. His fluent Mandarin, his Chinese name, and even the tone and content of his public remarks have all been examined for clues about New Delhi’s intentions. 

The posting to Beijing has long been one of the most coveted assignments in Indian diplomacy, typically reserved for senior officials with extensive experience. Doraiswami fits that mould. Over a distinguished career, he has served as Head of the Division for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Joint Secretary of the Americas Division of the MEA, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, and as the Ambassador to South Korea, Bangladesh, and the United Kingdom. For many Chinese observers, however, his appointment is less about his resume than about what it signals for the future of India-China relations. 

Among Chinese scholars and policy observers, the dominant interpretation is that India is seeking to place relations on a steadier footing. Li Hongmei, a researcher at the South Asia........

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