Entry and exit- decoding the Chinese game CLAWS 25 Feb 2021 The disengagement process in Ladakh is well underway. This will be followed by de-escalation and finally de-induction, ending, hopefully, the most serious crisis which engulfed the country in recent times. Northern army commander, Lt Gen YK Joshi, mentioned in an interview that occupation of the Kailash Ridge was […]
One issue resolved but others remain The Statesman 16 Feb 2021 Nine months after the standoff began, eight months after Galwan, has disengagement finally commenced. China had intruded into Indian territory in May last year. India’s rapid counter deployment stalled them in their tracks. Galwan displayed a strong Indian intent of not backing down. The award of war decorations to […]
The disengagement commences after strong Indian intent to China India narrative 13 Feb 2021 As per reports India and China have agreed to a monitored disengagement on both banks of the Pangong Tso. China had intruded into Indian territory north of the lake in May last year. The rapid deployment led to Chinese being blocked in their tracks. Galwan […]
Other nations should join India in repulsing China 02 Feb 2021 The ninth round of Indo-China military talks have concluded with no progress. Simultaneously, reports mention Chinese attempts to ingress in Naku La, Sikkim, being thwarted. In the South China Sea (SCS), incidents of Chinese aircraft breaching Taiwanese airspace are on the rise. China also threatened Japanese controlled Senkaku […]
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 […]