Chinese interference in South Asia The Excelsior 08 Jan 2021 Recent reports indicate that Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) has busted a 10-member Chinese module operating a terror cell in Kabul. Since the incident came to light, China had been pressing the Afghan government to hush up the case and prevent it from causing global embarrassment. These individuals […]
It is time to ignore Chinese statements on Tibet 05 Jan 2021 President Trump last week signed the Tibet bill termed as Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020. This bill determines official United States policy on succession of Tibetan Buddhist leaders, including the Dalai Lama. It states that determining the successor of the Dalai Lama is solely for […]
Crossing Chinese redlines CENJOWS 30 Dec 2020 China had always laid down redlines which it expected nations to follow. These included Taiwan, Tibet, Hong Kong, Xinjiang and the South China Sea (SCS). It had repeatedly claimed that Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong are its internal matters. Any nation moving close to Taiwan was warned of crossing Chinese redlines. It […]
Where are India and China heading CENJOWS 21 Dec 2020 Rajnath Singh, while addressing the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce stated, ‘The unprovoked aggression on our Himalayan frontiers is a reminder of how the world is changing, how existing agreements are being challenged, how power is being asserted not just in the Himalayas but across the Indo-Pacific…and how […]
US report on the Galwan clash 10 Dec 2020 The Galwan valley clash of 15 Jun led to the death of 20 Indian soldiers and many more Chinese troopers. A recently released annual report of the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) stated, ‘Some evidence suggested the Chinese government had planned the incident (Galwan), potentially including the possibility […]
The dragon in the room 03 Dec 2020 The recent signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by 15 nations, which India rejected, has brought China into focus again. While it is established that discussions and the thought behind the RCEP was China’s, Hu Xijin, the editor of Global Times, a Chinese government mouthpiece, stated that the RCEP […]
The world versus China 01 Dec 2020 Indo-China standoff continues through the winters. Despite eight rounds of talks, no end appears on the horizon. The dispute remains on the sequence and methodology of disengagement. While China insists on India disengaging and pulling back from the Kailash Heights, South of Pangong Tso, India demands Chinese pull back from North of […]
India needs to change its China strategy USI 20 Nov 2020 For decades, Indian concentration of offensive forces remained on its western borders. Four wars, including Kargil, and decades of terrorism being propagated by Pakistan compelled India to concentrate on this front. The deterioration of Pakistan’s economy, enhancement in Indian military capabilities, possession of nuclear weapons by both nations, […]
Towards disengagement and de-escalation 17 Nov 2020 There were reports that India is considering a Chinese proposal on disengagement and subsequent de-escalation along the LAC in Ladakh. Nothing has yet been accepted nor firmed in. It would need multiple rounds of talks before finalization. As per inputs, the Chinese proposed that they would initially pull back on the North […]
Chinese exploitation of Tibet 11 Nov 2020 A New York-based human rights group states that millions of Tibetans have been forced to leave their homes and livelihoods as part of a mass government relocation programs aimed to control the ethnic group. Reports of Sept stated that Chinese authorities forced Tibetan farmers and herders into labour programmes similar to that […]