Why are India and China clashing at their border?

Both have a long history of military stand-offs at numerous contentious border zones

How bad did this year's clash get?

Troops clashed violently in May, leading to fatalities on both sides

How do China and India's militaries stack up against each other?

China’s annual defence budget of US$261 billion is more than triple India’s US$71 billion. But China’s war chest might not be enough to inflict a knockout blow

What's the impact been on people?

Nomadic herders in the border area have been affected, and there have been detentions of alleged "spies"

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Q: What sparked the China-India border standoff in 2020?

While troops from both sides have pulled back from the Pangong Tso glacial lake, friction remains and the dispute is far from settled

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What sparked the China-India border standoff in 2020?

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Border dispute

In Numbers

The two major border disputes occure along the

3,488 km

India-China border are in the western and eastern sectors