Webinar

Beyond Ladakh: The Future of Sino-Indian Rivalry

Monday, October 12, 2020
Speakers
Tanvi Madan

Director of the India Project and Senior Fellow, Project on International Order and Strategy, the Brookings Institution

Yun Sun

Director of the China Program and Codirector, East Asia Program, the Henry L. Stimson Center

Presider
Paul B. Stares

General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations

Flashpoints Roundtable Series and Center for Preventive Action

Since May 2020, an ongoing military standoff between Chinese and Indian troops at various points along the two countries’ disputed border has exposed fracture lines in the China-India relationship and heightened the potential for further military escalation. Even with recent statements around disengaging troops, the standoff proved that rivalry between the two powers could affect the prospects for escalation at the border and elsewhere in the region. Please join our speakers, Tanvi Madan, director of the India Project and senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, and Yun Sun, director of the China program and codirector of the East Asia program at the Henry L. Stimson Center, to discuss these risks and U.S. policy options.

This meeting is made possible by the generous support of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Explore More on China

China

China’s Repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
More than a million Muslims have been arbitrarily detained in China’s Xinjiang region. The reeducation camps are just one part of the government’s crackdown on Uyghurs.

Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland September 22, 2022

Taiwan

Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense
Differences over Taiwan’s status have fueled rising tensions between the island and the mainland. And Taiwan has the potential to be a flash point in U.S.-China relations.

Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland August 3, 2022

Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Freedoms: What China Promised and How It’s Cracking Down
Beijing has tightened its grip on Hong Kong in recent years, dimming hopes that the financial center will ever become a full democracy.

Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland May 19, 2022

Top Stories on CFR

Democratic Republic of Congo

What’s Behind the DRC’s Decision to Auction Off Some of Its Rain Forest?
The Congolese government is letting energy firms bid for access to its vast oil and gas reserves, raising concerns about the potential climate consequences.

Article by Michelle Gavin September 26, 2022

Taiwan

While Pledging to Defend Taiwan from China, Biden Shifted on Taiwan Independence. Here’s Why That Matters.
President Biden's comment on Taiwan independence is a break from his predecessors.

Blog Post by David Sacks September 22, 2022 Asia Unbound

Iran

Iran’s Protests, Raisi’s UN Speech, and Nuclear Deal Talks: What to Know
The death of Mahsa Amini has sparked large-scale protests in Iran. But President Raisi’s speech at the UN General Assembly signals that the regime is not likely to soften its stance toward the Iranian people nor toward the West.

In Brief by Ray Takeyh September 23, 2022