China-India border dispute fuelled by rise in nationalism on both sides, observers say

A fresh dispute with India over their long border in the desolate mountains of the Himalayas has created a new dilemma for China to go with its intensifying rivalry with the United States and international backlash against its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.Beijing risks pushing New Delhi further into the American camp, analysts have warned, if the current border face-off continues to drag on and spirals into another protracted stand-off like the Doklam row three years ago.Although China…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3086871/china-india-border-dispute-fuelled-rise-nationalism-both-sides