But after India and China signed a "Peace and Tranquillity" treaty in 1993, both sides scaled down their deployments as part of a confidence-building package.

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"We must protect national unity, peace and tranquillity of our country at any costs, " he added.

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The last thing I would want to happen is for the peace and tranquillity of the life that I enjoy here disrupted in any way.

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