India, May 4 -- China's response to the rising tensions between India and Pakistan after the terror attack in Pahalgam is evolving in keeping with its interests. Since the Pahalgam terror strike, India has launched a diplomatic blitzkrieg, briefing global leaders. New Delhi began rallying world opinion, stating that it was in possession of intelligence that linked the Pahalgam perpetrators to Islamabad.

To dispel notions of a Beijing-Islamabad nexus, China's ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, initially tweeted his condolences and urged to "oppose all forms of terrorism" without naming any party a day after the attack. But sensing that Pakistan may get isolated, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi spoke to his Pakistani counterpart, Ishaq Dar,...