- 23 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityPLA
No Room for Error—Wargaming to Thwart China’s Aggression
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace" …
By Levina
‘Threat in Being’ at LAC- Are India-China Macro Bilateral Ties on Track?
Zha Liyou, China's Consul-General at Kolkata recently stated that "macro bilateral ties" with India are coming back on track. Another senior Chinese diplomat in India has called the border situation…
By Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma
A Line Divided: The Frayed Edges Will Remain
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) released its Annual Report 2021-22 on March 13. The report notes: "Since April-May 2020, the Chinese side undertook several attempts to unilaterally alter the…
By Lt Gen D S Hooda (Retd)
‘Armed Co-Existence’ Redux: Analysing The Cost For China
When the Chinese decided to plan a ‘counterattack’ against India in 1962, the biggest hurdle faced by the PLA was the problem of mobilisation for a “People’s war”. Accustomed to…
By Maj Gen Mandip Singh (Retd)
India – China LAC: Will The Dynamics Change
Countries react to their environment and to their neighbours much like their people do; these reactions span the spectrum from sloth and passivity to hyper-individualism, and are influenced by the…
By Brigadier Sanal Kumar (Retd)
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)
Sino-Indian War: Are We Prepared?
As they say ‘War’ is never a solution to a problem as it is a barbaric activity which only results in loss of lives and property/land. Both the parties persecuting…
By Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar (Retd)
Chinese Port In Myanmar – Threat To India
China has found the shortest possible entry into Indian Ocean to circumvent the traps laid by QUAD. India’s eastern belligerent neighbour China has expedited its work in the Kyaukpyu dual…
By Levina
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)
India Beware Of Copycat Chinese Air Force
In China, ‘Shanzhai’ today means imitation products that originally meant mountain stronghold. This word was originally associated with pirate factories producing duplicate products. Who knew one day, China would be…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
Chinese Navy’s Advancements: Challenge Or Opportunity For India
The Chinese digital news outlet ‘The Paper’, recently published details of China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s display of a large number of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned surface vessels (USVs), and…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
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
