International attention returned to the ill-defined Himalayan border between India and China last month as disputes between soldiers stationed there escalated into beatings and fistfights. In recent days, both countries have been working to diplomatically resolve the tension, which has been ongoing with occasional episodes of heightened hostility since a border was first drawn decades ago. This latest geopolitical spat is just one chapter of a long history of statemaking projects that have had environmental and social consequences on local peoples.
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