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The US defused an India-Pakistan war. Can China do the same?
Beijing is not without leverage and has much at stake in regional stability. But it must also maintain a careful balancing act between its two South Asian neighbours.
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Indian army soldiers stand guard near the Line of Control between Pakistan and India in the Jammu region on May 20.
PHOTO: AFP
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For four days, earlier in May, South Asia teetered dangerously on the brink of all-out war after a terrorist attack in India-administered Kashmir
Tit-for-tat clashes involving drones, missiles and fighter jets came to a halt after a surprise intervention by US President Donald Trump
