EAST ASIA: China (Dialogue): Hindi-Chini Bhaibhai

In the 1962 Sino-Indian War, China seized a Switzerland-sized area, Aksai Chin (Aksayqin), and overran Arunachal Pradesh (an Indian state the size of Austria). There are also other, smaller pockets of disputed area
The PRC withdrew from virtually all of Arunachal Pradesh to the Line of Actual Control (LAC), which approximates the McMahon Line that is found in a 1914 agreement initialed by British, Tibetan, and Chinese representatives
During November 1996, China and India agreed to delimit the LAC and institute confidence-building measures (CBMs) along the frontier. The agreement pledged nonaggression, prior notification of large troop movements, a 10-km no-fly zone for combat aircraft, and exchange of maps to resolve disagreements about the precise location of the LAC.
China and India have yet to address their fundamental and very large land boundary disputes.
India plays host to the Dalai Lama and a large number of Tibetan refugees. They present an implicit threat to Chinese control of Tibet, which it invaded in 1950.
On its maps, the PRC continues to portray Sikkim, which was absorbed by India in 1974, as an independent country.

China and India are the world's most populous states and also fastest growing major economies. The resultant growth in China and India's global diplomatic and economic influence has also increased the significance of their bilateral relationship.
The Silk Road not only served as a major trade route between India and China, but is also credited for facilitating the spread the Buddhism from India to East Asia
Relations between contemporary China and India have been been characterized by border disputes, resulting in three major military conflicts — the Sino-Indian War of 1962, the Chola incident in 1967, and the 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish.
In 2008, China emerged as the largest trading partner of India and the two countries have also attempted to extend their strategic and military relations
In April 2011, the first BRICS summit was held in Sanya, Hainan, China. During the event, the two countries agreed to restore defence co-operation, and China had hinted that it may reverse its policy of administering stapled visas to residents of Jammu and Kashmir.