Xi’s bargain in Delhi: Borders for reincarnation

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The price Xi may demand is not territorial but spiritual. Beijing insists that the succession of the Dalai Lama is a matter of Chinese sovereignty, not Tibetan tradition.

When Xi Jinping arrives in India for the BRICS sum-mit, the choreography of diplomacy will mask a deeper negotiation. Be-hind the handshakes and communiqués lies a po-tential bargain of historic consequence: Beijing’s willingness to settle the long-festering Sino-Indi-an border dispute in ex-change for New Delhi’s s...

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