![Chinese police and security personnel stand outside the Indian embassy in Beijing. Beijing's state media on June 17 played down a deadly border confrontation between Chinese and Indian troops and did not reveal casualties on its side even as social media users urged retaliation. The Indian army said Tuesday that 20 of its soldiers were killed in a "violent face-off" along the Himalayan frontier on June 16, which resulted in "casualties on both sides". AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/E6MNG6S5BEQXTUYWQTPAW6G33E.jpg?smart=true&auth=2dce1dcd3b02a5add9e14ca68a584bf4e6575d527afaa84a29682fc241c7764f&width=400&height=225)
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![An Indian army convoy makes way towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir. Twenty Indian soldiers were killed during "hand-to-hand' fighting with Chinese troops in a disputed Himalayan region, India's military said, the first deadly clash between the nuclear powers in decades. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/J2DIOBXWX3E7RQSEZUD4XBN5NE.jpg?smart=true&auth=ecadcffbe788ff374a0bfbd41d797e096eb27852b02a35f7b0311cde9114400f&width=400&height=225)
![In this May 5, 2013 photo, Chinese troops hold a banner which reads: "You've crossed the border, please go back" in Ladakh, India. China on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 accused Indian forces along their Himalayan border of carrying out "provocative attacks" on its troops, leading to "serious physical conflicts" between the sides. AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GZS73EHH6ADGHBLITQMF7IRVQI.jpg?smart=true&auth=854484b96b8507535b7b50188802521c0ff070f0697f0ef73f8f72d8eabbef22&width=400&height=225)
![Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir. The long-running border dispute between Asian nuclear powers India and China turned deadly for the first time in nearly half a century after at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a "violent face-off", the army said. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/T6TJJTF7P6V564BJFCYZ45MYVM.jpg?smart=true&auth=f221b581db1bbe8a24a2f70a69a5f45993a266a977c0c8714b87dd87c44c5fa4&width=400&height=225)
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![Police set up barricades outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi. The long-running border dispute between Asian nuclear powers India and China turned deadly for the first time in nearly half a century after at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a "violent face-off", the army said on June 16. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZHWOAMX62M5SWAWTKXWGJ3WG6Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=959874e629086d173638a7826e3bea723f1518b1cfd57d1e5cb56485d6fdde9d&width=400&height=225)
![Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir. The long-running border dispute between Asian nuclear powers India and China turned deadly for the first time in nearly half a century after at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a "violent face-off", the army said on June 16. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6ZRDUT4YQGAP55B45H62XT23T4.jpg?smart=true&auth=5a6b38cdab56418a73923992fb8ee6dbbb140c1d57584726881355e917a530cc&width=400&height=225)
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![Anti-China protesters display placards urging citizens to boycott Chinese goods at a market in New Delhi. Twenty Indian soldiers were killed during "hand-to-hand' fighting with Chinese troops in a disputed Himalayan region, India's military said, the first deadly clash between the nuclear powers in decades. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MJU45HYZL464K736KCGHXIBQGE.jpg?smart=true&auth=a2264f05309f9fb8976c2f1e95ebe007ac69764078066178cb55d923e31c7fa9&width=400&height=225)
![Chinese police and security personnel stand outside the Indian embassy in Beijing. Beijing's state media on June 17 played down a deadly border confrontation between Chinese and Indian troops and did not reveal casualties on its side even as social media users urged retaliation. The Indian army said Tuesday that 20 of its soldiers were killed in a "violent face-off" along the Himalayan frontier on June 16, which resulted in "casualties on both sides". AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/E6MNG6S5BEQXTUYWQTPAW6G33E.jpg?smart=true&auth=2dce1dcd3b02a5add9e14ca68a584bf4e6575d527afaa84a29682fc241c7764f&width=400&height=225)
![A satellite image taken over Galwan Valley in Ladakh, India, parts of which are contested with China, June 16, 2020, in this handout obtained from Planet Labs Inc. REUTERS](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NFOVZER6X5NXIDWUVOCGJELAIY.jpg?smart=true&auth=96500bec692043d17c764816456cf78e3cf42335d4b6f6bde3c18efa1323e43a&width=400&height=225)
![An Indian army convoy makes way towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir. Twenty Indian soldiers were killed during "hand-to-hand' fighting with Chinese troops in a disputed Himalayan region, India's military said, the first deadly clash between the nuclear powers in decades. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/J2DIOBXWX3E7RQSEZUD4XBN5NE.jpg?smart=true&auth=ecadcffbe788ff374a0bfbd41d797e096eb27852b02a35f7b0311cde9114400f&width=400&height=225)
![In this May 5, 2013 photo, Chinese troops hold a banner which reads: "You've crossed the border, please go back" in Ladakh, India. China on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 accused Indian forces along their Himalayan border of carrying out "provocative attacks" on its troops, leading to "serious physical conflicts" between the sides. AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GZS73EHH6ADGHBLITQMF7IRVQI.jpg?smart=true&auth=854484b96b8507535b7b50188802521c0ff070f0697f0ef73f8f72d8eabbef22&width=400&height=225)
![Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir. The long-running border dispute between Asian nuclear powers India and China turned deadly for the first time in nearly half a century after at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a "violent face-off", the army said. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/T6TJJTF7P6V564BJFCYZ45MYVM.jpg?smart=true&auth=f221b581db1bbe8a24a2f70a69a5f45993a266a977c0c8714b87dd87c44c5fa4&width=400&height=225)
![The father and mother of Colonel Santosh Babu, who was killed in border clashes with Chinese troops, sit next to his portrait, in Suryapet,Telangana state, India. REUTERS](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EMYTPY3SQURE2WVYMM7BFAK6ZU.jpg?smart=true&auth=7edaa063833c2599e4163d474ef6dbee186b3ff23fe283d90911bd26c0bd8201&width=400&height=225)
![Police set up barricades outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi. The long-running border dispute between Asian nuclear powers India and China turned deadly for the first time in nearly half a century after at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a "violent face-off", the army said on June 16. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZHWOAMX62M5SWAWTKXWGJ3WG6Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=959874e629086d173638a7826e3bea723f1518b1cfd57d1e5cb56485d6fdde9d&width=400&height=225)
![Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir. The long-running border dispute between Asian nuclear powers India and China turned deadly for the first time in nearly half a century after at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a "violent face-off", the army said on June 16. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6ZRDUT4YQGAP55B45H62XT23T4.jpg?smart=true&auth=5a6b38cdab56418a73923992fb8ee6dbbb140c1d57584726881355e917a530cc&width=400&height=225)
![Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Jayanta Party (BJP) attempt to burn a sheet resembling the Chinese national flag during a protest against China, in Kochi, India. REUTERS](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2P2FRBYJSA22KNNBTCYG2LRTXY.jpg?smart=true&auth=bdd1e992b21f473c4a36a74801509370fd0907c1d9c4b9e7f8338d11fb1391cf&width=400&height=225)
![Anti-China protesters display placards urging citizens to boycott Chinese goods at a market in New Delhi. Twenty Indian soldiers were killed during "hand-to-hand' fighting with Chinese troops in a disputed Himalayan region, India's military said, the first deadly clash between the nuclear powers in decades. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MJU45HYZL464K736KCGHXIBQGE.jpg?smart=true&auth=a2264f05309f9fb8976c2f1e95ebe007ac69764078066178cb55d923e31c7fa9&width=400&height=225)
![Chinese police and security personnel stand outside the Indian embassy in Beijing. Beijing's state media on June 17 played down a deadly border confrontation between Chinese and Indian troops and did not reveal casualties on its side even as social media users urged retaliation. The Indian army said Tuesday that 20 of its soldiers were killed in a "violent face-off" along the Himalayan frontier on June 16, which resulted in "casualties on both sides". AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/E6MNG6S5BEQXTUYWQTPAW6G33E.jpg?smart=true&auth=2dce1dcd3b02a5add9e14ca68a584bf4e6575d527afaa84a29682fc241c7764f&width=400&height=225)
The 'Asian Century' depends on China and India working together
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