Military expansion along border increasing risk of conflict: US report on India-China
India TodayExpanded military postures by both India and China along the disputed border elevate the risk of armed confrontation between the two nuclear powers, a US intelligence report said. READ | India-China border dispute: Why current day LAC is a huge disadvantage to New Delhi "The expanded military postures by both India and China along the disputed border elevate the risk of armed confrontation between two nuclear powers that might involve direct threats to US persons and interests and calls for US intervention," the report said. The report also said that India-China relations will remain strained in the wake of the countries' lethal Galwan clash in 2020, the most serious in decades, even though both sides are engaged in border talks. Jaishankar's first in-person meeting with Qin Gang came on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers conclave on March 2, amid the over 34-month-long border row in eastern Ladakh.