{
  "id": 1360150,
  "title": "Nirupama Rao and Lin Minwang on the great India-China face-off",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/nirupama-rao-and-lin-minwang-on-the-great-india-china-face-off",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T22:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3364169/nirupama-rao-and-lin-minwang-great-india-china-face"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a recent discussion between Lin Minwang, a Chinese scholar, and Nirupama Rao, a former Indian foreign secretary and ambassador to China, the two experts debated the deep fault lines in India-China relations. They discussed whether the primary barrier between the two nations is history or politics, with Lin suggesting that the perception of China as an expansionist power, shaped by conflicts in 1962 and the 2020 Galwan clash, is deeply rooted in India's national identity. Rao, however, argued that both countries must change their narratives about each other and acknowledged that a significant portion of Chinese opinion still views India as chaotic and unreliable. Both experts emphasized the need for mutual understanding and cooperation in an increasingly multipolar world.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Nirupama Rao and Lin Minwang on the great India-China face-off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/nirupama-rao-and-lin-minwang-on-the-great-india-china-face-off-1362834",
        "published": "2026-08-16T22:00:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}