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\u00a0 By: Abdelrahman Mohamed<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Research assistant in International Affairs Unit <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Since the beginning of relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India, the border dispute between them has been a thorn in the heart of relations between the two countries, making these relations fragile and explosive. This dispute began in 1962<\/strong> due to conflicting demands between the two countries regarding the border, and the nationalist policies in both countries played a major role in fueling this dispute, as the loss of state lands is a sufficient reason for the decline of the state’s prestige and the popularity of the government.[1]<\/a><\/h4>\n

\u00a0The two countries agreed in 1988 to try to find a political solution to the border issue and to put the dispute aside from their bilateral relations, but the fighting was renewed in 2020 <\/strong>after relations had been characterized by fragile peace for a long time. [2]<\/a><\/h4>\n

The border clash background :-<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On May 5, 2020, skirmishes broke out between the Indian and Chinese armies, with 5,000 Chinese troops advancing towards the Galwan Valley, Gogra Hot Springs and Pangong Lake, which China claims as its own, and in response India made its own military moves on the Indian army\u2019s Line of Actual Control. On June 15, in Galwan valley, violent and brutal clashes broke out between the two armies with fists and nail-studded clubs, due to an agreement between the two countries in 1996 not to use firearms and explosives near the border, however, the clashes left at least twenty Indians and four Chinese dead, some of whom drowned after falling into the frozen river.[3]<\/a><\/h4>\n

India and China are facing a period that witnesses their lowest level of relation in decades, as their relationship deteriorated with the bloody border clash in June 2020, but however the two countries tried their best to overcome this incident by keeping silent about it, not shedding light on it, or blaming any party as an aggressor, as official sources in China said that the incident broke out by chance, while the official Chinese media remained noticeably silent, also President Modi downplayed the incident, did not shed light on it, and denied that Chinese forces had seized any Indian territory.[4]<\/a><\/h4>\n

\u00a0There were accusations from the Indian Ministry of Defense against China, but they were quickly withdrawn, reflecting India\u2019s tendency towards appeasement with China, the results of which were reflected in the agreement signed by the two parties last October 2024.[5]<\/a><\/h4>\n

Settlement efforts between the two countries:-<\/strong><\/h2>\n

India and China have reached an agreement to end the chaos and fighting that occurred between the two countries\u2019 border forces in 2020, after a clash that resulted in dozens of casualties and led to a major decline in Sino-Indian relations that was unprecedented in recent decades. This agreement is a major step towards ending the conflict between the two countries, even if temporarily, and paves the way for strengthening political and trade ties and relations between the two countries.<\/h4>\n

Communication and mutual understanding\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n