Modi Versus Xi: BRICS Partners, India and China Try To Negotiate a Peace on Their Contested Himalayan Frontier, Where Armed Clashes Killed Two Dozen in 2020
Before they can safely usher in a new, prosperous multipolar world that they envision with their expanded BRICS, nuclear-armed China and India will have to resolve their border tensions that left two dozen soldiers dead in a 2020 clash.
WATCH – a skirmish between Chinese and Indian forces in their contested border:
In the run-up to the Johannesburg summit, the 19th round of military-level talks between the two Asian giants failed to yield a breakthrough on the border deadlock.
So, on the sidelines of the main event, an impromptu meeting between the parts took place, reportedly at the request of India’s PM Modi, in which he highlighted India’s concerns about their unresolved border issues.
