JUNE 21 — Two of the world’s most powerful nations clashed last week with casualties on both sides. Indian and Chinese troops fought over a disputed section of their Himalayan border on June 16th — the first conflict with fatalities between the two countries in over 50...
Surekha A. Yadav
The world’s two most populous nations, also the second and fifth largest economies in the world, engaged in a deadly battle but in a world focused on Covid-19 and transfixed by America’s Black Lives Matter protests, this incident didn’t dominate headlines in the way it perhaps should have.
There are no real settlements or resources in the area; it’s a natural buffer. So, what are they fighting about? Broadly, India is nervous about a corner of its territory near both Pakistan and China. While these are important tactical priorities, they aren’t on the scale of say China’s claims in the South China Sea, or India’s bigger dispute with Pakistan.
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