Two of the most populous nations of the world India and China, once bitter rivals, are getting closer day by day.
They have now re-opened the traditional silk route through the Himalayan pass of Nathu La after more than four decades. This traditional trade route was closed after a brief war in 1962 between India & China.
Indian economist, Prof. Amit Shovon Ray of New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University analyzes this new development in an interview with VOA.