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[WEBCAST] Crossing the Precipice: The India-China Border Clash

On June 16, the world woke up to news of a dramatic clash in the Galwan Valley in the Himalayas that led to the death of 20 Indian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Chinese troops. India and China have had numerous confrontations along their disputed 2,100-mile border since 1962, when the two countries fought a deadly war, but this was the first fatal India-China border clash since 1975 and the most serious since 1967, marking a dangerous new chapter in Sino-Indian ties.

Though both sides stepped back after the clash, tensions remain at a boiling point after two months of border confrontations along the de facto border. Despite a number of high-level military and diplomatic talks in recent weeks, both countries have amassed a large number of troops and armaments along the border. How did India and China cross this deadly precipice in the midst of a global pandemic? After decades of border confrontations without fatalities, why was blood spilled this time? What are the pathways to de-escalation and conflict management in the days and weeks ahead? And how will this border incident impact long-term term relations between Asia’s two major powers and the strategic dynamics in the Indo-Pacific?











When: Tue., Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Where: Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Ave.
212-288-6400
Price: Free
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On June 16, the world woke up to news of a dramatic clash in the Galwan Valley in the Himalayas that led to the death of 20 Indian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Chinese troops. India and China have had numerous confrontations along their disputed 2,100-mile border since 1962, when the two countries fought a deadly war, but this was the first fatal India-China border clash since 1975 and the most serious since 1967, marking a dangerous new chapter in Sino-Indian ties.

Though both sides stepped back after the clash, tensions remain at a boiling point after two months of border confrontations along the de facto border. Despite a number of high-level military and diplomatic talks in recent weeks, both countries have amassed a large number of troops and armaments along the border. How did India and China cross this deadly precipice in the midst of a global pandemic? After decades of border confrontations without fatalities, why was blood spilled this time? What are the pathways to de-escalation and conflict management in the days and weeks ahead? And how will this border incident impact long-term term relations between Asia’s two major powers and the strategic dynamics in the Indo-Pacific?

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