It is a safe bet that after his recent trip to southern India for an informal summit meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping has a better appreciation of the Cholas and Pallavas that once ruled the region than most Indians outside Tamil Nadu state, seat of these erstwhile dynasties.
What's not clear is if he has taken away a better appreciation of India's strategic concerns vis-a-vis his own giant nation. And crucially, whether he is inclined to do anything about it.
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