New Delhi and Beijing are making conciliatory statements, but the long-term trendlines remain worrying.

BY RAVI AGRAWAL | JUNE 18, 2020, 4:34 PM

Indian Border Security Force soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir, India, on June 17.

Indian Border Security Force soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir, India, on June 17. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

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