China, India Sign Deal Aimed at Soothing Himalayan Tension

China and India signed a deal on Wednesday aimed at soothing tension on their contested border, as the two nuclear-armed giants try to break a decades-old stalemate on overlapping claims to long, remote stretches of the Himalayas.   The agreement was signed in Beijing's Great Hall of the People following a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.   China, a close ally of India's long-time foe, Pakistan, lays claim to more than ...

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