Dear MEL Topic Readers,
What's behind the India-China border stand-off?
China and India shared a 3,500km border, and a number of disputed regions lie along this border. In 1962, during the 13-day Cuban Missile Crisis, the Chinese launched simultaneous offensives in two of the disputed lines. Their troops advanced over Indian forces in both theaters during the month-long Sino-Indian War whose battles took place at altitudes of over 4,000 meters. This inland territorial dispute wasn’t paid so much attention by the global community then because of the intense and critical US-USSR conflict over Cuba in the Caribbean Sea was taking place at the same time.
Now the two neighboring countries have been involved in a stand-off along some part of the shared border. Why has such a dispute arisen again? Well, when it comes to a border dispute, the stories told by either side never matches what the other says, such as who shot or invaded first.
Enjoy reading and learning the complex and sensitive argument over the border between these two gigantic countries.
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