- 21 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityIndia China Relations
Be careful of China’s Deception Tactics
The Chinese are masters of deception and denial is well known, for they see nothing illogical as being deceptive and talking of trust. In 2016, to neutralise India’s position on…
By Phunchok Stobdan
Taiwan: China’s Achilles Heel
By enacting a national security law in 2020, China swiftly took away Hong Kong from the overreach of the Western powers. It was a rude awakening. While China didn’t keep…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
The Yangtse Standoff : With or Against the Run of Play
One of the highlights of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar are some of the results against the run of play. A perfectly balanced game suddenly goes in favour…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
Where is the Henderson-Brooks-Bhagat Report?
Sixty years ago, traumatic events took place on the Northern borders of India; undoubtedly, the Sino-Indian conflict in October/November 1962 is an episode which marked the Indian psyche. Though many…
By Claude Arpi
Decision Time Has Arrived For India
It was Regis Debray who wrote that "we are never contemporaneous with the present", and that the past intrudes and succeeds in diluting our understanding of the realities of the…
By Prof Madhav Das Nalapat
Chinese Checkers: Diplomatic outreach by leadership while PLA strengthens its positions in depth areas opposite Eastern Ladakh
The External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar had a phone conversation on Friday evening with the State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China, Mr. Wang Yi. The call was arranged…
China deploys Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) as deterrent in Himalayas, India stresses on peace at border essential for future ties
Media reports emanating from China suggest that the People’s Liberation Army has deployed an advanced long-range rocket launcher to the Himalayas, in a move aimed at reinforcing China’s border defence and…
Eleventh round of India-China Corps Commanders meet concluded in Chushul, no concrete outcomes yet
The 11th round India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on 09 April 2021. The talks commenced at 10.30 AM and lasted for 13 hours…
Next round of talks between Army Commanders of India and China likely this week
The tenth round of Corps commander level talks between India and China lasted 16 hours at Moldo, on the Chinese side of Line of Actual Control (LAC) on February 24,…
Chinese Whispers at Two Sessions 2021
The annual meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), called two sessions, are the most important political meetings of the year in…
