China-India stand-off: ‘narrow opportunity’ for foreign ministers to cool border tensions

With both China and India hardening positions on the border dispute ahead of a high-stakes meeting between their foreign ministers, an agreement to de-escalate tensions along the Himalayan frontier looks unlikely, analysts say.While such talks are critical given the risk of a bigger confrontation after shots were fired on Monday for the first time in 45 years, the grievances and hostility are not expected to ease any time soon.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Indian counterpart…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3100903/china-india-stand-narrow-opportunity-foreign-ministers-cool