Indian Border Security Force soldiers at a checkpoint in Kashmir on a highway leading to Ladakh, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
* Disputes between India and China over their border in the Himalayas have intensified in recent months, after a deadly clash between their troops in June.
* That adds to broader competition between India and China on land and at sea around Asia, but recent military agreements with the US allow India to watch rival Chinese forces more closely.
As tension between India and China has increased in recent months, the US military has helped India keep an eye on Chinese forces, senior US military commanders said in November.
A deadly brawl on India and China's disputed border in the Himalayas in June was their first such clash in decades. Since then both have reinforced their positions, and India has had help monitoring Chinese forces.
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WNU Editor: I suspect there is a lot of intelligence cooperation between the U.S. and India right now when it comes to China.
