India And China On High Alert Over ‘Raging Border Dispute,’ Trump Offers To Mediate

India and China are on high alert as tensions over a disputed border escalated this week, when China moved thousands of troops to the border and expanded a nearby military air base. In response, India stationed several battalions in “operational alert areas” along the border.

Satellite imagery published by Indian media company NDTV shows the renovated air base housing Chinese combat aircraft and equipment.

The military buildup in the border region of Ladakh comes after two skirmishes took place earlier this month left more than 100 soldiers on both sides...