India's growing influence means trouble for China's alliance
China and India unexpectedly concluded a border agreement last week at the 16th annual summit for its BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) grouping. Analysts labeled the deal historic.
“Himalayan Thaw Sends Shockwaves Across the World,” wrote Zorawar Daulet Singh, author of “Powershift: India-China Relations in a Multipolar World,” in India Today.
But not everyone is so optimistic. And the doubters are right to be cautious: President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not fundamentally alter China-India ties with their interim pact.
In short, both countries agreed to pull back troops at two points in Ladakh, in the western Himalayas. Previously, they were “eyeball-to-eyeball,” at Depsang and Demchok. In June 2020, China launched a surprise attack in Ladakh, killing 20 Indian troopers. Relations between the two giants have been tense since.
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