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Cold War Fears May be Driving China's Belligerence on Kashmir

Cold War Fears May be Driving China's Belligerence on Kashmir

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India says 20 of its soldiers were killed in a clash with Chinese troops along a disputed border in the Himalayas. Tensions have been escalating over the past several weeks as both sides sent additional troops to the region, though senior military leaders had begun talks to deescalate the situation before Monday’s clashes, which produced the first military casualties in the region in more than four decades.

Cipher Brief expert Tim Willasey-Wilsey says China’s hostile approach to India in the Himalayas has a lot to do with the revocation of Article 370.  But there are indications that China is also making preparations in case of a future Cold War. The events have exposed China’s sensitivities about the desolate, high- altitude region of the Aksai Chin.

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