- 29 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityIndia China
Aksai Chin: Is History Repeating Itself?
On February 10, China Daily Global announced Tibet’s plan “to upgrade the regional rail network”. The Development and Reform Commission of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) released a three-phase development…
By Claude Arpi
India’s Three Wars
On January 18, 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a video conversation with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops. He inspected the combat readiness of the troops stationed at Kunjirap…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
The Strategic Ladakh Range
Something extraordinary happened south of Pangong Tso (lake) in the night of August 29, 2020; the ‘Special Frontier Force’ (SFF), also known as Establishment 22 or Vikas Regiment occupied the…
By Claude Arpi
Deciphering Military Signals Emanating from China’s 20th Party Congress
There has been the usual high symbolism and loaded political rhetoric of Chinese leadership that was witnessed during the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Comrade Xi Jinping’s…
By Lt Gen Rameshwar Yadav (Retd)
Minimizing Casualties on Indo-Bangladesh Borders
India shares over 15000 Km of borders with its seven neighbours. The circumstances leading upto independence and partition gave rise to many new borders and ever since then India has…
By Sanjiv Krishan Sood
Teenage Terrorists of PLA in Manipur and the China Angle
Teenagers in Manipur are on the edge of a precipice ready to be pushed into a very frightening abyss. The proscribed terrorist groups like PLA are now following a strategy…
By Levina
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
Coronation Of Emperor Xi and The World Thereafter
A few days ago, news about Chinese President Xi Jinping's arrest took social media by storm. The rumour was that Xi, who is the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
Rocket-Missile Force: An Inescapable Indian Necessity
Every nation has to be future ready for impending conflicts. This is more pertinent in case of India where probability of conflict remains pretty high with two adversarial neighbours –…
By Maj Gen Ashok Kumar (Retd)
Confidence Building Measures in Conflict Regions: A Prognosis of the Indian Sub-continent
India today has one-sixth of the world's humanity, and its people aspire for a prosperous and safe future in which they can pursue their dreams without fear. To achieve this,…
By Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar (Retd)
Eastern Ladakh row: India, China fail to make headway in resolving remaining issues during military talks
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) India and China failed to make any breakthrough in resolving outstanding issues on the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh at the 16th round of military…
Eastern Ladakh row: 16th round of military talks between India & China underway
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The 16th round of high-level military talks between India and China got underway on Sunday with a focus on resolving outstanding issues in the remaining…
