INDO-CHINA RIFT WIDENS

The Indo-chinese standoff along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh seems to have been resolved, at least for now. The incident has widened the trust deficit between the nucleararmed Himayalan neighbours. As an all-weather friend of Pakistan, Beijing has consistently stalled India’s efforts to designate the Lashkar-e-taiba as a global terror outfit. China has created border tangles with most