Monday, July 17, 2017

Jeff M. Smith — High Noon in the Himalayas: Behind the China-India Standoff at Doka La


A US view of the Sino-Indian confrontation over Bhutan.

Reminder: India, China and Pakistan are nuclear powers. The border of India, Pakistan and China is a volatile region complete with a line of control LOC, with heavily armed troops manning it on all sides and a history of skirmishes. Calling it a flash point would be an understatement.

War On the Rocks
High Noon in the Himalayas: Behind the China-India Standoff at Doka La
Jeff M. Smith is the Director of Asian Security Programs at the American Foreign Policy Council and author of Cold Peace: China-India Rivalry in the 21st Century

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