In this episode of News Today, Senior China Policy Analyst Einar Tangen discusses the deep trust deficit between India and China in the context of the SCO’s joint declaration against terror. The conversation confronts China’s historical support for Pakistan, including vetoing UN resolutions against terror groups like Jaish-e-Mohammad and individuals like Massoud Azhar. Tangen suggests China’s actions are driven by a need to prevent Pakistan, a nuclear-armed state, from collapsing into chaos, which could empower extremists. He argues for a new mechanism within the SCO to verify claims of state-sponsored terror and frames the current geopolitical landscape as a shift away from a US-dominated world. He states, “If you want a better world and you’re not prepared to invest in it, it’s not going to happen,” urging India to take a leadership role in creating a new multipolar order.
