India and China Move In More Troops as Border Tensions Rise
India has moved additional troops along its northern border as it prepares for an extended conflict with neighbor China, after several rounds of talks failed to ease tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.
China has already placed about 5,000 soldiers and armored vehicles within its side of the disputed border in the Ladakh region, an Indian government official said, asking not to be identified citing rules. India is adding a similar number of troops as well as artillery guns along the border to fend off the continuing incursions by Chinese army, the official said.
The standoff began on May 5, when troops clashed on the banks of Pangong Tso -- a glacial lake at 14,000 feet in the Tibetan plateau -- leaving scores of soldiers on both sides injured. Since then there has been a steady build up of troops amid continuing face-offs.
“The Chinese have been expanding presence in this region for a long time, yet after all these decades, India hasn’t found a way to deal with China’s gradual expansion,” said Phunchok Stobdan, former Indian diplomat and author of the Great Game in the Buddhist Himalayas.
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet Wednesday that he had offered to mediate. There was no immediate response from India or China.
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He’s a Hindu extremist.
If he isn’t careful he will lose Kashmir to China.
If he was able to get Begin and Sadat to shake hands when they signed the Camp David Accords....
He'll have the Chinese and Indians singing Kum-fuckin'-baya inside a week.
