Great Power Rivalry May Fan China Border Spat: India Army Chief
- US-China tensions impact ties of the Asian neighbors
- Quad grouping seen as a counter to China’s assertiveness
Indian Army soldiers at Penga Teng Tso, near the Line of Actual Control, China border, in India's Arunachal Pradesh in 2021.
Photographer: Money Sharma/AFP/Getty ImagesThis article is for subscribers only.
As ties between Washington and Beijing worsen, border tensions between India and China could spiral into a bigger conflict, the South Asian nation’s army chief warned.
Contested borders and boundary transgressions “remain a potential trigger for escalation,” General Manoj Pande said. Bilateral ties between the two nations “do stand influenced by the great power rivalry currently playing out between China and the US.”