India-China Border: A Key Flashpoint in the Indo-Pacific

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Response or Comment

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The India-China boundary fulfills all the criteria of a flashpoint. The boundary dispute involves a longstanding territorial dispute between the two countries, bringing up issues of sovereignty; the two countries are not just proximate but are also nuclear-armed neighbors; and lastly, the boundary dispute has the potential to engage other powerful actors, mainly the US.

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10-9-2023

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