Saturday, July 8, 2017

Tensions Continue On The India - China Border As Their Leaders Meet At The G20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met President of China Xi Jinping today on the sidelines of an informal BRICS meet and they shared a warm handshake with big smiles on their faces. (ANI)

DW: India, China ties strained as militaries stand off near border

India and China have been caught in a lengthy confrontation along their shared frontier, spiking tensions and allowing a rabidly jingoistic press in both countries to aggravate the already deep-seated mutual distrust.

For nearly three weeks, Chinese and Indian border troops have confronted each other close to a valley controlled by China that separates India from Bhutan - a close Indian ally - and gives China access to the so-called

Chicken's Neck, a thin strip of land that connects India to its remote northeastern regions.
It has escalated tensions between the neighboring giants, who share a 3,500-kilometer (2,175-mile) frontier, large parts of which are disputed.

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WNU Editor: The leaders met today at the G20, but no signs of progress .... Narendra Modi G20 Summit: PM, China President Xi Jinping meet in Hamburg, exchange warm handshake (Financial Express).

3 comments:

D.Plowman said...

Will you be doing a report about Ivanka Trump sitting in for Trump, when he had to leave briefly?

Media seems quite upset by it...

War News Updates Editor said...

LOL
D. Plowman .... we are the same wavelength.
I just posted something on her.
I was not aware of how the media is reacting .... nor your comment. I just saw her picture and I had a flash that she may run for US President one day.

Anonymous said...

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