Finally, the rising tempers on the Sino-Indian borders in Ladakh have simmered- down following the U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer of mediation in resolving the border dispute between the two countries.
On May 5, the Chinese and Indian soldiers had come face- to- face on the northern Indian border in Ladakh where the troops of either side jostled with one another. Earlier, an eyeball- to- eyeball confrontation had also taken place between troops of the two countries in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim border as well.
This situation had raised an alarm in New Delhi. But in this latest showdown, while flexing their muscles, the Chinese government also saw to it that the present Communist government in Nepal rides rough shod over the traditional, old-time Indo-Nepal ties. Having burdened the Nepalese with heavy financial aid, the Chinese have covertly pressurized Nepal to take a strong stand against India on some three....
