India, June 23 -- Just when I thought I'd figured out our foreign policy-a headline in today's paper left me scratching what's left of my head: Defence Minister Set to Visit China to Rebuild Ties.

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all for building bridges. But building one back to China, right after they handed over nuts, bolts, missiles, and maybe even launch codes to Pakistan in the war just concluded, seems more like building a bridge with landmines underneath. And yet, here we are, suitcases packed, delegation briefed, smiles rehearsed for a country that was practically fueling our enemy's fire.

Compare this with how we treated Turkiye. The moment news broke that they sent arms to Pakistan, we raised the diplomatic danda. Sanctions, cond...