NEW DELHI—The atmospherics surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s China visit were unprecedented. From a Tang Dynasty–era celebratory dinner to Modi tweeting a selfie with Premier Li Keqiang, the visit received a level of attention and publicity not seen since the 1954 visit by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in the heyday of India–China friendship.
But the trip turned out to be one of less than meets the eye. While many agreements and memorandum of understandings were signed, expectations about an out-of-the-box solution to various contentious issues remained unfulfilled.
Expectations about an out-of-the-box solution to various contentious issues remained unfulfilled.
