Lines in the hills: Indo-Chinese rivalry in the Himalayas

Speakers: Chaired by Dr Louise Tillin (Director, King’s India Institute, King's College London)

• Professor Kerry Brown (Director, Lau China Institute, King’s College London)

• Professor Harsh Pant (Professor of International Relations, King’s India Institute and Director of Research, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi)

• Dr Walter Ladwig (Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Department of War Studies, King’s College London)

• Dr Nicola Leveringhaus (Lecturer in War Studies, East Asian Security and International Relations, Department of War Studies, King’s College London)

Abstract: In June, tensions along the disputed Himalayan border between India and China spilled over into a violent confrontation in which at least 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives. Casualties on the Chinese side are unclear. This is the worst violence between the two nuclear-armed countries since the 1962 India-China war. Despite the warm public relations between Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping, strains in the relationship between China and India have been evident in recent years as a result of trade tensions and competing infrastructural projects in their borderlands.

In this seminar, we consider the history of Sino-Indian relations in the Himalayas and assess the strategic significance of the current escalation.

This live webinar is hosted by the King's India Institute and the Lau China Institute. All are welcome. It will be streamed live via YouTube and available as a podcast following the event.

Please follow the link to register for this webinar.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i7tTKiFfS-6yQFuuUHO_EA

Please send any questions you would like to submit to the Q&A to sgacomms@kcl.ac.uk