How Xi’s non-presence at New Delhi G20 summit will save blushes for both India and China First Post 07 Sep 2023

How Xi’s non-presence at New Delhi G20 summit will save blushes for both India and China First Post 07 Sep 2023

How Xi’s non-presence at New Delhi G20 summit will save blushes for both India and China First Post 07 Sep 2023           It is now official. Xi Jinping, the Chinese President will not be attending the G20 summit. Fareed Zakaria, a veteran journalist and geopolitical expert, stated in an interview that Xi Jinping missing the summit implies that China is […]

China’s cartographic aggression Implications for India’s geopolitical landscape First Post 06 Sep 2023

China’s cartographic aggression Implications for India’s geopolitical landscape First Post 06 Sep 2023

China’s cartographic aggression: Implications for India’s geopolitical landscape First Post 06 Sep 2023           On 08 May 2020, Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurated a newly built 80 Km-road linking India’s Dharchula to the LAC via the Lipulekh pass. The intent was to facilitate movement of pilgrims to the Mansoravar lake in Tibet. Lipulekh is disputed between Nepal and […]

DRDO restructuring must not be delayed The Statesman 05 Sept 2023

DRDO restructuring must not be delayed The Statesman 05 Sept 2023

DRDO restructuring must not be delayed The Statesman 05 Sept 2023           The government last week announced the formation of a nine-member panel, comprising of former defence personnel, academia and industry, under the chairmanship of Vijay Raghavan, former Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government, to undertake a detailed assessment of the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization). This follows years […]