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China-India Relations: Millennia of Peaceful Coexistence Meet Modern Day Geopolitical Interests

Oct 23, 2017 | 09:15 GMT

Members of the Chinese and Indian armed forces attend a ceremony marking the opening of the border between India's Sikkim state and Tibet at Nathu La pass in the Himalayas.

Members of the Chinese and Indian armed forces attend a ceremony marking the opening of the border between India's Sikkim state and Tibet at Nathu La pass in the Himalayas.

(DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP/Getty Images)

Can thousands of years of cultural exchange and solidarity override the old disputes and new priorities driving the two countries toward conflict?...