China-India tensions mount as troop stand-offs along disputed border cause speculation to swirl

Tensions at the border between India and China have spiked in recent weeks amid a flurry of media reports pointing to a series of skirmishes and military build-up by both sides.Neither countries’ leadership has issued an official comment on the stand-offs so far, which analysts say points to a shared desire not to heighten tensions further.Yet speculation has still been rife into the other side’s motives, with both trading allegations of attempted military incursions, bringing the seven-decade…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3086030/china-india-tensions-mount-troop-stand-offs-along-disputed