Pakistan and China have professed to the world their long standing & all-weather friendship. This bonhomie has, in the recent past, developed into a strategic nexus between the two, with geopolitical ramifications. This relationship has continued to grow since the 1960s furthering China’s strategic interests in the region while fulfilling Pakistan’s defence needs and the requirement for diplomatic support internationally. This book studies the contours of the nexus between Pakistan and China and its effects on India. It focuses on the various measures across the spectrum of local, regional and global engagement that India can take to balance and counter the effects of the strategic nexus.