While Indian officials are often discreet in public about relations with China, and wisely want bilateral trade and investment to grow, their security concerns remain acute. As part of the group of Asian countries that will tend to balance China, India has already begun to strengthen its diplomatic relations with Japan.
印度和中国都是金砖国家成员（此外还有巴西、俄罗斯和南非）。但该集团内部的合作十分有限。印度官员在公开场合对中印关系往往十分谨慎，并明智地希望双边贸易和投资有所增加，但他们的安全顾虑仍十分尖锐。作为试图制衡中国的亚洲国家集团的一员，印度已开始增强其与日本的外交关系。