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It is four years this week since the Galwan clashes of June 15, 2020 that rocked India-China ties, and the border standoff is yet to be resolved. About 50,000 to 60,000 troops are still deployed on each side of the border. Managing the relationship with China is the most pressing challenge for the Narendra Modi government in its third term. The Prime Minister is likely to be in the same place at the same time as China’s President Xi Jinping during the leaders’ summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on July 3-4. It...