, which india claims as south tibet, which india claims as part of india.n 1993, in the form ofa the back burner in 1993, in the form of a treaty which was called the peace and tranquillity treaty. discussions would continue, but in the meanwhile, economic relations in particular would forge ahead. and they have. trade between the two countries runs into tens of billions, 100 billion. having said that, every time the dalai lama visits this sensitive area, which is claimed by china to be south tibet, he goes there specifically to visit a monastery will stop it tells —— to visit a monastery. it is of tremendous importance to buddhism. he was there in 2009, when china raised objections. wasn't that his first landing spot when he came from exile? he came through that area. he fled tibet. he came through, and settled in india. he is a person that raises china's heckles. china tends to go over the top on this matter. india has try to keep a lid on it. the previous indian government, i think, on it. the previous indian government, ithink, did betterthan the presen

said that, every time the dalai lama visits this sensitive area, which is claimed by china to be south tibetally to visit a monastery. it is of tremendous importance to buddhism. he was there in 2009, when china raised objections. wasn't that his first landing spot when he came from exile? he came through that area. he fled tibet. he came through, and settled in india. he is a person that raises china's heckles. china tends to go over the top on this matter. india has try to keep a lid on it. the previous indian government, ithink, did better than the present one. there is certainly an element of rhetoric going on, which i dare say will not lead to war or any of that kind. but you find the border violations are taking place all the time. i think it reflects the aspirations of india to be a global superpower. the two most populous countries, as neighbours, india in the shadow economically and geopolitically, of china, which is much wealthier, much more powerful, has a much stronger army. india, with its own internal issues of extreme poverty and corruption cannot be an equal player with china

tibet. there's human rights. there's trade. there's investment. the u.s. -- south china sea. if they want to really confront china on this north korean issue, that's going to have big consequences. that's why they're trying to message it before they actually do it. the messaging is what we're seeing now. it's not necessarily inconsistent. it's just not clear. is that planned or is that just chaos inside the administration? it's probably the latter. >> there has been a lot of messaging. by way the secretary of state rex tillerson. ryan brown, how does this either help set the stage for some real progress or setting the tone at least in terms of how the u.s. is going to handle north korea? >> well, fred, north korea has presented itself a real issue in the early months of this administration. they've done multiple missile tests and several tests of a missile engine that the pentagon is concerned about because it's believed this type of engine could be modified into the engine capable of delivering a ballistic missile that could threaten mainland united states. president trump w