This FT story reminded me of the opening scene in 2001, where a primitive club turned into a space station:

Brutal details emerge of deadly China-India border clash

Soldiers battered each other with clubs during fight that claimed at least 20 lives

I predict that the hominids currently clubbing each other to death on the China-India border will eventually be capable of sending rockets into space.

PS. Et tu, Nepal?

Tiny Nepal has snubbed its powerful neighbour India by adopting a new political map depicting disputed mountain territory as its own in the latest example of rising geopolitical tensions in strategic areas of the Himalayas.

Under the changes, which come as New Delhi and Beijing are vying for influence in the region, the Nepali parliament this weekend passed a constitutional amendment altering the country’s official map to depict the Lipulekh Pass and other disputed areas as definitive parts of Nepal.

Isn’t nationalism wonderful?