Gravitas: China deploys “thousands of troops” close to India border
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Chinese, Indian border troops begin disengagement – Chinese defence ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese and Indian frontline troops at the border began to “disengage simultaneously” from Wednesday, Chinese defence ministry said. The disengagement happened at the north and south shore of Pangong Tso lake, ministry spokesman Wu Qian said on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like social media. Chinese and Indian troops have been entangled in a standoff…
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A Chinese-Indian Nuclear War Would Ruin the Whole Planet
The fall out would impact sunlight and crop yields across the globe. Key point: Even a “small” nuclear war is not so small in its impact. Here is how any such conflict could doom all of humanity, not just the combatants. A hypothetical war between India and China would be one of the largest and most…
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India-China War: Why India ‘Outrightly Rejects’ US Help Even When Beijing Has Asked Its Army To Be Ready For War?
While the border tensions between India and China are still persisting, Washington has been warming up with New Delhi, extending its solidarity and throwing full-weight behind India. Recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on Chinese troops to “put all (their) minds and energy on preparing for war” on October 13, CNN reported quoting Xinhua….
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China Has Amassed 60,000 Soldiers On India’s Northern Border: Mike Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo – File Photo China has deployed 60,000 troops on India’s northern border, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday. Hitting out at Beijing for its “bad behaviour” and the threats it poses to the Quad countries, Pompeo said, “They see, the people of their (Quad) nations understanding…
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‘New arms race’: border roads put India and China on route to conflict
An infrastructure ‘arms race’ along China and India’s disputed Himalayan border has put the two countries on a collision course Both sides are trying to ‘strengthen and enhance their tactical advantage’, says one When India and China’s foreign ministers met in Moscow on September 10 and reached a “five-point consensus”, it seemed there had finally…
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China, India Aim for Peace But Keep Edging Toward Conflict at Border
China and India have publicly sought peace at their mountainous, contested border, but the two sides continue to edge toward dangerous conflict as they exchange blows, blame, and even the first gunshots to be fired over their feud in nearly half a century. Chinese People’s Liberation Army Western Command Theater spokesperson Senior Colonel Zhang Shuili…
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India is waging the wrong war and that’s bad for Europe
China and India are locking horns: literally. Border guards got involved in a scuffle in recent weeks and threw stones at each other. Fighter planes and helicopters were then dispatched to the border. In the race for power between the two Asian giants, China is winning When two nuclear powers fly into each other’s heads,…
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The border spat between India and China is turning into an all-out media war
China and India have been engaged in an ongoing border dispute along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Himalayas. Hong Kong (CNN) China and India’s latest border dispute may have mainly involved scuffles and troop maneuvers on the ground, but it has been all-out war in the respective countries’ media. Tensions have been growing in…
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Chinese and Indian troops exchange blows along Sikkim border leaving several soldiers injured
India and China share a lengthy border. Credit: PA Several soldiers were injured when hundreds of Chinese and Indian troops reportedly exchanged blows along Nakula border in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim on Saturday. “Four Indian soldiers and seven Chinese troops suffered injuries during the confrontation that involved around 150 soldiers,” said one Indian on…
