Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda’s piece on Indo-China Border Dispute, titled ‘Breaking Down the India-China Border Standoff’ has been published by South Asian Voices, an online portal of the Stimson Centre, Washington DC, on June 03, 2020.
The piece essentially argues that Chinese actions on the border with India seem to be driven by domestic pressures. The trigger for the ongoing border tensions preceded both the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Consultative Conference (CPCC) – the most vital annual political discussions and advisory meetings in China