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 […]
https://chanakyaforum.org/has-china-overstretched-its-reach/ Has China overstretched its reach? Chanakya Forum 20 Oct 2020 Whenever a nation goes against global norms and regulations, the world unites to challenge it. Appeasement to aggressive actions has always enhanced global threats. It is more pronounced when the nation is a habitual liar and seeks to hide its follies by exploiting global norms. Such a situation invariably […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2862637/Kolkata-The-Statesman/20TH-OCTOBER-2020#page/7/2 A battle won, a war lost 20 Oct 2020 China waded into Ladakh hoping to regain its claim lines, involve India in endless rounds of negotiations and project its power across the globe. It sought to warn India that the PLA is powerful enough to inflict punitive damages in case India seeks to assert itself and refuses to accept […]