http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/3114/soleine-leprince-ringuet Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:54:54 -0400 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:54:54 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1279/indo-pakistani-enmity-and-the-reorganization-of-asia-strategic-opportunities-for-china-and-india By Soleine Leprince Ringuet - The Indo-Pakistani tensions represent an opportunity for China to increase its leverage on the region, because both Pakistan and India are very sensitive to the positioning of foreign powers. But new events- the end of the Cold war, the nuclear tests and the beginning of the war on terror - forced China to reassess both its strategic interests and its position on the India-Pakistan conflict. Several contemporary developments may lead China to adopt a stance more favorable to India. India itself is now “a swing state” that can choose among several options how to diminish the importance... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1279/indo-pakistani-enmity-and-the-reorganization-of-asia-strategic-opportunities-for-china-and-india