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://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://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 […]
https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=347 US deployment in the South China Sea changes the Indo-China equation 22 Jul 2020 China, despite all its theatrics, considers the US as an outright bully, which it currently cannot match upto. It has attempted to separate the bully from others in the neighbourhood, knowing jointly they could challenge Chinese might. It presumed it could break Indo-US strategic partnership […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2756681/Kolkata-The-Statesman/21ST-JULY-2020#page/7/2 Resolution with China calls for patience 21 Jul 2020 Nations seek to deter their adversaries from undertaking misadventures by displaying their power to retaliate effectively. Comprehensive national power between nations provides requisite deterrence, exception being nuclear weapon states in which a weaker nation can deter a powerful adversary, North Korea and Pakistan being examples. The next option with nations […]
https://www.aiks.org/aiks-publications/ Non kinetic warfare against China AIKS NAAD Jul 2020 The Chinese incursion into areas claimed by both nations would continue for some time. The Indian armed forces are deployed matching China in force levels at multiple locations in Ladakh. The deployment may be separated by a few hundred meters, but it clearly displays Indian intent of no backing down. […]
India-China de-escalation India-China de-escalation 15 Jul 2020 The Special Representatives (SR) for border talks for India and China, Ajit Doval and Wang Yi, spoke on 05 Jul and initiated steps for de-escalation. The steps envisage both sides pulling back sone distance, creating a buffer zone to prevent any physical clash of troops, while suspending patrolling activities temporarily. India continues to […]
https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=332 Indian armed forces need to strategize their future options 13 Jul 2020 The de-escalation process has commenced along the LAC. It would be long drawn, carefully monitored with equal force levels maintained at similar distances. Chinese intentions could again undergo a change, as it occurred in 1962, or a pullback in Ladakh could result in a build up elsewhere […]