Neither India or China are going to fight over border disputes anymore. It's not good for business for either party. While misunderstandings may occur because India and China speak different political languages, I highly doubt we will see escalation like between the historical US-Soviet confrontations. I would start worrying if China and India start building nuclear fallout shelter infrastructure.
Significance is in the west not east
This does reign in radical Pakistani ambitions, because any major conflict (ie something like 1971 not 1999) may draw China in, as their BFF. India having finally a proper nuclear deterrent gives China one more reason to stay out, and thus give the radicals less confidence or options. Madly enough, MAD works.
Disputes are bullshit
One more thing about these border disputes: China (and Japan) uses their disputes to drown out the issues within their own country. Besides Pakistan, India's next major enemy is itself: corruption and religious fundamentalism or nationalism. South Tibet has much less economic and strategic value than Senkaku Islands. Could India's ruling elite be using these conflicts to divert focus from the real issues?
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