India and China have been at odds over their common border for over a century, and this year’s deadly military skirmishes are further dashing hopes of a resolution. So why are there such high stakes over barren terrain high in the Himalayas? What would it take to dissolve the intransigence on both sides? Political scientist Dr Pradeep Taneja and security analyst Associate Professor Jingdong Yuan examine the high-altitude acrimony with presenter Ali Moore.

An Asia Institute podcast. Produced and edited by profactual.com. Music by audionautix.com. Transcript.

Image (L-R): Assoc Prof Jingdong Yuan and Dr Pradeep Taneja.

Listing image: the Ladakh region. Credit: Indi Tourists/Flickr