Modi, Trump, and Xi , image generated by ChatGPT. China and India, both members of BRICS, align on some issues but maintain a deeply complex relationship. Their economic and security interests often conflict, and both are competing to lead the Global South with divergent visions for the international order. The direction India chooses could tilt the balance of global power, making this dynamic critical for US strategy. The India-China rivalry includes economic as well as military disputes. The June, 2020 Galwan Valley clash was the deadliest Sino–Indian border incident in decades, leaving twenty Indian soldiers dead and an undisclosed number of Chinese casualties. It followed a May 2020 PLA buildup in eastern Ladakh that blocked Indian patrols at several strategic points along the Line of…
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