Sunday, July 5, 2020

The Far-Reaching Dragon

Little history before we begin- the Sino-Indian War of 1962 started primarily on two counts: the border dispute and the alleged Indian role in weakening of Chinese dominance in Tibet. After about a month of fighting, then Chinese premier, Zhou Enlai declared a unilateral ceasefire which India decided not to upset.

Fast forwarding to June 2020, clashes erupted between the Chinese and Indian troops that media houses have dubbed as the deadliest in the region in decades. Efforts have been on to resolve the standoff at multiple levels between the armies, but with little to show.

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