A daily newspaper today carried out a story and mentioned the same thing. I'm not sure if Chinese opposition has much to do with NSG accommodating Pakistan rather than asking India for something in return for the support. South China Sea is one area where China wants India not only to stop whatever activities it is doing but also stop supporting the nations which have dispute in the region.
Similarly China may be looking for some trade concessions (removal of anti dumping duties etc) with India.
The leadership in China surely knows these facets that when it comes to Business and Trade, India is a significant nation and ultimately it is in interest of the two nations to remain in sync with each other.
In this context, i wrote my previous reply that if it is a case of negotiations, let our government talk to Chinese counterparts on the same and not blow the issue out of proportion. I'm sure China will see this point!
Depends on how much of a threat China sees Vietnam as.
In my reply to
@Rain Man , i mentioned that Chinese opposition to this whole issue could be more than that of accommodating Pakistan and might have something to do exclusively with Sino Indian relations including trade issues. Our leadership therefore needs to talk to Chinese government directly and see what they really want and what we can accept. In this diplomatic bargain, it will always be a case of accepting a few demands here and there, but for both India and China, it is important that they keep long terms relations in focus.
as for NSG, India already enjoys almost all benefits to member states (as far as nuclear commerce is concerned), so a membership here will only increase India's say in policy formation. But an opposition here with India may do China more harm as this isn't the only issue between the nations.
Lets see how things pan out in next few months, but clearly neither of the two countries would want this issue to impact long term relationships.
