Border dispute just part of China, India tension

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Updated October 26, 2009 20:51:34

Chinese and Indian leaders have met on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Thailand in an effort to diffuse rising tensions over the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The two nations went to war nearly five decades ago over the region and it's strained their relationship ever since. More recently, India's prime minister Manmohan Singh has rebuffed China's wishes that it bar the Dalai Lama's plans to visit the state. Some observers say the tensions are a sign of a deeper rivalry over who will emerge as the dominant power in the region.

Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speakers: Dr Pradeep Taneja, lecturer Asian politics, Melbourne University; Commodore Uday Bashkar, defence analyst and director, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi

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