与此相反，印度最重要的国家安全利益 — — 两国之间的边界争议，以及北京当局与巴基斯坦（经常以中国代理人的面目出现）的暧昧关系 — — 都与中国紧密相关：这两大因素都与中国对印度喜马拉雅地区的潜在威胁以及在该区域大肆建设的战略基础设施直接相关。
By contrast, India’s most important national security concerns – the unsettled border between the two countries, and Beijing’s ties with Pakistan, which often operates as a Chinese surrogate – are closely connected to China: Both factors are directly linked to China’s perceived threat to India’s Himalayan territory and its rapid development of strategic infrastructure in that region.