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The Bunker – News without the nonsense

Superpower vs Futurepower: The coming CHINA-INDIA clash

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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Society & Culture, Government, News, Politics

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

What should we watch out for in the impending confrontation between India and China, the world’s largest democracy and the world’s largest autocratic superpower? And how does Pakistan fit in? Prof GUY BURTON of Vesalius College in Brussels joins Arthur Snell to explain the sources of these tensions between the world’s two most populous countries, what leaders Xi and Modi want, why they’re ignoring the Europeans – and what post-colonialism means for the reality of 21st century power politics. Presented by Arthur Snell. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.6

Back in June, while most of us were locked down

1:15.1

and trying not to get coronavirus,

1:17.1

something extraordinary happened high in the Himalayan mountains.

1:20.7

China and India fought a battle.

1:23.0

And whilst some of the details of this battle are still unclear,

1:26.0

we know that at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed

1:30.0

and they had fought with clubs, bricks and fists, all these old-fashioned weapons.

1:35.7

As an illustration of the tensions between the two huge countries that might be the next two

1:40.5

superpowers, this was a stark reminder of what could be a clouded future.

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