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FILE - A truck carrying the coffin of Indian army officer Colonel B. Santosh Babu, killed in a deadly border clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers in the Ladakh region, arrives in Suryapet, India, June 18, 2020. The military standoff between India and China over their disputed border in Ladakh represented a grave escalation in tensions between the two Asian giants. Despite 17 rounds of diplomatic and military talks, the tense standoff continues.

High in the Himalayas, the achingly beautiful territory of Kashmir has played a pivotal role in shaping the foreign policy of India, which has fought two wars with Pakistan over the region's sovereignty since the two countries gained independence from British colonial rule. As India celebrates 75 years of independence, New Delhi's focus has shifted significantly toward China. Again, the change is anchored in disputed Kashmir — this time in the Ladakh region where the two Asian giants are locked in a tense military standoff.

Gov. Doug Burgum has proposed using $50 million in Legacy Fund earnings with $100 million in donations to build the $100 million presidential library at the entry to Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora and maintain a $50 million endowment.

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