Why Do India and China Keep Fighting Over This Desolate Terrain?

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/magazine/india-china-border.html

2 Comments

  1. Even_Jellyfish_214 on

    Submission Statement:

    The article gives a detailed account of the 2020 Galwan Crisis, a critical point in India China relations after the 1962 war.

    It gives an account of the history and context related to the event as well as subsequent efforts by both countries to bolster their position and strategic interests.

    Also gives an account of the ‘sinification’ intent by Beijing for the Buddhist population in the state of Arunachal Pradesh

  2. GodGivenBirthRight on

    1. Sovereign land must be protected however small or desolate might be.

    2. This practical piece of land is at a high altitude which works as a sort of watchtower. Which ever set up base there can watch over the other country. And none of them want to lose that advantage.