China and India will clash over border again

Significance

Under an agreement struck last month, the two sides dismantled forward-deployed encampments and returned to their positions prior to the onset of the crisis, according to a statement from India’s defence ministry. However, troops continue to face off elsewhere along the border.

Impacts

• China is a hot-button issue for Indian nationalism, but the reverse is not the case, so Beijing may have more room for flexibility.
• Delhi's efforts to reduce India's economic interactions with China will continue.
• Quadrilateral security cooperation between India, the United States, Japan and Australia will gather momentum.