Galwan back in the limelight The Excelsior 09 Jan 2026 Salman Khan’s upcoming movie, Battle of Galwan, the teaser of which was recently released, has brought the infamous Galwan clash of 16 Jun 2020 back into focus. The cause of tensions in 2020 was Indian construction of infrastructure in Eastern Ladakh, which the Chinese assumed as a threat to […]
Armed forces must be ready on both fronts The Statesman 30 Dec 2025 The Pentagon’s annual report to Congress on China, titled, ‘Military and Security Developments involving the People’s Republic of China,’ released last week, mentions, ‘China’s leadership has extended the term “core interest” to cover Taiwan and China’s sovereignty claims amid territorial disputes in the South China Sea, […]
China’s disinformation campaign Amar Ujala 22 Nov 2025 The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission which is a US Congress-created advisory body published its latest report recently. The report, on the recently concluded Operation Sindoor, accused China of being behind a major disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting the French Rafale aircraft in favour of its own J 35. The […]
Xi- a paranoid dictator The Excelsior 04 Nov 2025 Dictators rule and die by the gun. Few are lucky to escape into oblivion, as their mere presence can impact those who replace them, unless they follow a system of smooth turnover after a fixed period of reign and respect their predecessors. Until Xi, China was governed by collective leadership […]
India’s delicate balancing of US, Russia and China ties reflects political realism First Post 17 Sep 2025 Photographs of Putin, Xi and Modi walking, smiling and conversing throughout the SCO summit is haunting Washington as never before. US political commentator Van Jones mentioned, ‘the image of Xi Jinping with Putin, with Modi from India, with the leader of Iran, […]
India’s balancing act in Tianjin The Statesman 09 Sep 2025 The recently concluded SCO summit in Tianjin displayed India’s ability to balance ties with different groupings. Contrary to views, New Delhi’s attempts to resolve its differences with Beijing are not due to tariffs imposed by Trump, though they are factored in, but a desire to restore normalcy along a […]
PM Modi’s China visit may signal thaw in ties but India must not lower its guard First Post 29 Aug 2025 The recent visit of Wang Yi, the Chinese foreign minister to India, including his interactions with Dr S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval as also a meeting with PM Modi, signalled a thaw and forward movement in Indo-China ties, […]
India’s ties with Beijing and the Tibetan factor The Statesman 08 Jul 2025 Just short of his ninetieth birthday, the Dalai Lama announced, after years of speculation, that there will be his successor. He mentioned in a pre-recorded video, ‘I am affirming that the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue. The Gaden Phodrang Trust has sole authority to […]
How China’s Baloch outreach signals Beijing’s loss of trust in Pakistan First Post 03 Jun 2025 During the recent visit to Beijing of Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s foreign minister and also deputy PM, the future of the CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) was discussed. The CPEC is stumbling despite immense Chinese funding. Similarly, there has been no progress on Reko Diq […]
China struggling to regain reputation of its military products First Post 28 May 2025 The sudden visit to Beijing of Pakistan’s deputy PM and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, would not have been without reason. After all, China is Pakistan’s largest creditor, apart from its own investments in the CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor). As per the World Bank, Pakistan […]