NEW DELHI – Tensions along the China-India border high in the Himalayas have flared again in recent weeks. Indian officials say the latest row began in early May, when Chinese soldiers entered the Indian-controlled territory of Ladakh at three different points, erecting tents and guard posts.
They said the Chinese soldiers ignored repeated verbal warnings to depart, triggering shouting matches, stone-throwing and fistfights.
China has sought to downplay the confrontation while providing little information. A look at the history and current relations between the two countries and how events may develop: ___ BRAWLING TROOPS Over recent weeks, thousands of soldiers from the two countries have been facing off just a few hundred meters