Tensions are rising as India beefs up border troops, but China warns the move will not ease them.
Beijing expressed concern after India freed up 1,000 extra soldiers for its disputed Himalayan frontier. But New Delhi is boosting its guard amid worsening ties since deadly clashes in 2020.
China claims enhancing deployments doesn’t help calm the situation. But can words soothe frazzled nerves when mistrust runs deep after Indian and Chinese troops fired the first shots in 45 years?
Both sides have upgraded infrastructure near the ill-defined Line of Actual Control and moved more missiles and fighters into positions overlooking the other.
While China vows to work with India on peaceful co-existence, can diplomacy prevail over two rising powers increasingly jostling for regional supremacy?
Many fear any spark could reignite flare-ups like the 2020 Ladakh crisis that killed troops on both sides. As forces mass along flashpoints, the real test is calming passions on the perilous plateau.
