Ladakh is a place of high-altitude pastures, lonely herders and desolate moonscapes — and a byword for intractable geopolitical disputes.
Tag: Himalayas
Will India Side With the West Against China? A Test Is at Hand
The United States and its allies have long wanted India’s help in confronting China. Now, a deadly border clash seems likely to push India in that direction.
Anger Surges in India Over Deadly Border Brawl With China
Protests and boycotts are the talk of the day as Indians grapple with the deaths of 20 soldiers in chaotic clashes with Chinese troops.
India-China Border Dispute: A Conflict Explained
The deaths of 20 Indian soldiers in a brawl with Chinese troops was the deadliest clash between the two nuclear-armed nations in decades, but hardly the first.
On China-India Border, Xi and Modi Have Little Room to Give
Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi have sought to project a muscular global profile despite their countries’ problems. Backing down could hurt their efforts.
What Is the ‘Line of Actual Control’ Border Between India and China?
The countries went to war over the boundary in the Himalayas in 1962. Despite an uneasy truce and a “Line of Actual Control,” clashes still erupt.
Worst Clash in Decades on Disputed India-China Border Kills 20 Indian Troops
Under nationalist leaders, the nuclear-armed rivals have been increasingly assertive toward neighbors, risking open conflict. They have contested their Himalayan border for generations.
China and India Move to Defuse Tensions After Clashes in the Himalayas
The confrontations between troops along their shared border led to injuries and the most serious tensions between the two Asian powers in years.
China and India Brawl at 14,000 Feet Along the Border
As China projects its power across Asia, and along the disputed India-China border in the Himalayas, India is feeling surrounded. Both sides insist they don’t want a war, but thousands of troops have been sent.
As Himalayas Warm, Nepal’s Climate Migrants Struggle to Survive
Pushed out of their village by a drought and lack of food, a group of Nepalis are fighting to amplify the voices of those forced to relocate by the planet’s warming.