In the past month, China and India have been involved
in an eye-ball to eye-ball stand-off along their border in the Sikkim
section, with shots exchanged in Kashmir across the line of control
between Indian and Pakistani forces, leading to the deaths of seven
people.The border disputes between China and India, as well as those
between India and Pakistan go back a long way.But what makes this
current friction different? Will the current crisis pass without further
damage caused? And should new mechanisms be put in place to avoid
serious conflict in the future? These questions and more in this edition
of Today, taking a closer look at border issues in South Asia.
For more on this, CRI's Jingnan speaks with Rong
Ying, Vice Precident and senior reserch fellow at the China institute of
internatioanl Studies; Zoon Ahmed Khan, Beijing-based Pakistani
journalist; On the phone, Madhav Nalapat, Professor of Geopolitics
of Manipal University in India.
Please click the following link for the entire programme's recording:
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