India losing its friendly neighbourhood India losing its friendly neighbourhood 12 Aug 2020 Indo-China tensions in Ladakh continue. Talks to resolve the crisis are ongoing at different levels, simultaneously India is enhancing force levels to counter any Chinese aggression or further misadventure. India is the nation under global scanner as it would stop Chinese salami slicing in its tracks. […]
https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=371 Talks with no tangible solution 11 Aug 2020 As per reports, the fifth round of talks between Indian and Chinese military commanders held on 02 Aug, at Moldo, failed to make any headway in easing the over 100 days long standoff in Ladakh. India did not make any official statement post the talks, though sources stated, ‘the focus […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2781681/Kolkata-The-Statesman/11TH-AUGUST-2020#page/7/2 Pakistan isolated on Kashmir 11 Aug 2020 The decisions taken by Pakistan to commemorate the abrogation of article 370 was a global flop show. It termed the day as Yaum-e-Istehsal (day of exploitation). Its DG ISPR released a song from a Pak artist, a few days before the event. Pak announced a one-minute silence in protest and a […]
Anniversary of merger of J&K into the Indian union Anniversary of merger of J and K into the Indian union Khabarhub (Nepal portal) 06 Aug 2020 05 Aug 2019 will be remembered as the day when J and K changed for the better. It was the day when article 370 and along with it, article 35A, vanished from the […]
Government must change its Kashmir policy The government must change its Kashmir policy 06 Aug 2020 A year has passed since the government scrapped Article 370 and 35A, merging J and K into the Indian union. It led to the state being split into two union territories, J and K and Ladakh. The erstwhile state was promised that this […]
https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=361 Salami slicing must be stopped 05 Aug 2020 Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of state, during a recent visit to UK, stated, ‘You can’t make claims for maritime regions that you have no lawful claim to. You can’t threaten countries and bully them in the Himalayas,’ adding, ‘We hope we can build a coalition that understands the threat.’ […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2773260/Kolkata-The-Statesman/4TH-AUGUST-2020#page/7/2 The blame game and lessons from Ladakh 04 Aug 2020 Manish Tewari, the Congress Spokesperson, in his article titled, ‘India-China in 1962 and 2020’ published in the outlook states, ‘The question, therefore, is can CDS—the single point military advisor to the government, 14 Corps Commander, or for that matter even the defence and Prime Minister’s escape from responsibility […]
https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/rafale-aircraft-can-change-the-game?src=top-lead Amid the ongoing crisis arrives the Rafale (English Version) Amar Ujala 30 Jul 2020 The standoff in Ladakh continues and both sides are building forces to match the other. Talks between the military commanders and WMCC (Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on Border Issues) have yet to yield substantial results. There are concerns that the stalemate may […]
https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=351 Chinese hard and soft power CENJOWS 29 Jul 2020 From the commencement of his term, Xi Jinping devoted extra energy to build Chinese ‘soft power’. The announcement of the Belt Road Initiative (BRI) came as a boon to many nations which were seeking funds to develop. Loans from global financial institutions come after intense study and with strict […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2765097/Kolkata-The-Statesman/28TH-JULY-2020#page/7/2 India’s options on the LAC 28 Jul 2020 Two weeks after the meeting between senior army commanders there has still been no major progress in de-escalation. An Indian official stated, ‘There has been no forward movement in disengagement of troops in friction areas along the LAC, including Pangong Tso and Depsang. The overall de-escalation of conflict is a […]