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  Why Should We Be Concerned About the China-India Border Conflict Long-standing border tensions risk dangerous escalation as rivalry between these nuclear powers heats up. The conflict between Chinese and Indian troops over the two nations' 2,100-mile-long contentious border, known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC), in December 2022, demonstrates a concerning "one step forward, two steps back" tendency. This brawl was the bloodiest in the Galwan Valley since 2020, when violence killed 20 Indian and at least four Chinese soldiers. Although these skirmishes are frequently followed by talks and other measures to alleviate tensions, both parties have militarised their border policy and show no signs of relenting. And the border situation remains tight, with Beijing and New Delhi reinforcing their postures on either side of the LAC, raising the prospect of an escalation between the two nuclear-armed countries. On June 12, 2009, Indian soldiers are spotted in Tawang Va
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Puberty can fix stress after adversity early in life

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  A researcher puts stickers on a lazy Susan under some plastic cups, then offers a whirl. A preschooler must find hidden stickers when the spinning ends. Some kids remember where the stickers are, but some have to search each cup. The game measures working memory , one of the group of behavioral abilities known as executive control that can be compromised in early-life trauma-facing adolescents. Adversity wreaks havoc, and from there you have a mechanism that reacts differently, says Megan Gunnar, a developmental psychobiologist at Minnesota University in Minneapolis who spent two decades researching the effects of early-life adversity in adopted kids. This work focuses on acute hardship, such as being orphaned, rather than regular struggles, which may teach valuable resilience. An infancy marked by deprivation, neglect or violence may also change the neuroendocrine system governing how the body reacts to stress. Stress response issues will put children on a road to developme
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