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In 1987 and in 2013, potential conflicts over the Lines of Actual Control were successfully de-escalated. A conflict involving a Bhutanese-controlled area on the border between Bhutan and China was successfully de-escalated in 2017 following injuries to both Indian and Chinese troops. [ 3 ]
An article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune stated: "Their combat over a barren, uninhabited world of questionable value is a forbidding symbol of their lingering, irreconcilability." [61] Stephen P. Cohen compared the conflict to "a struggle between two bald men over a comb. Siachen is a symbol of the worst aspects of their relationship."
Dispute over the borders between the three colonies dates to the foundation of each during the middle 17th century. A series of defined lines and arcs were laid out by statute to settle the disputes, the most famous of which was the Mason–Dixon line.
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The Trans-Karakoram Tract (Chinese: 喀喇昆仑走廊; pinyin: Kālǎkūnlún zǒuláng), also known as the Shaksgam Tract (Urdu: شکسگام, romanized: Shaksgām), is an area of approximately 5,200 km 2 (2,000 sq mi) [1] north of the Karakoram watershed, including the Shaksgam valley.
In postcolonial times, various conflicts have broken out along the Himalayan Rim, such as the Chinese annexation of Tibet and the Indo-China War of 1962, [7] and in general, there are significant tensions between various neighboring countries in the region as a result of border disputes. [1]
Jul. 6—A state water quality commissioner has dismissed as "frivolous" and "unsubstantiated" claims that her oil and gas industry ties amount to conflicts of interest in a pending rule change case.
North West wasn't feeling the love from social media after singing in a "Lion King" concert last year, and Kim Kardashian is roaring back at critics.. This week's episode of "The Kardashians ...