Category: Indo-China relations

United face essential for effective China response The Statesman 16 Jun 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2714347/Kolkata-The-Statesman/16TH-JUNE-2020#page/7/2 United face essential for effective China response 16 Jun 2020           The Indo-China standoff has entered the second month. Both forces are camped facing one another. There is some form of disengagement with both sides moving back in some regions. This does not signal the end of the stalemate but is a stopgap arrangement. Military talks are in the […]

The choice before China The Statesman 09 Jun 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2705598/Kolkata-The-Statesman/09TH-JUNE-2020#page/7/2 The choice before China 09 Jun 2020           The Indo-China standoff in Ladakh continues with no sign of abating. Talks at the highest military level have ensured that physical violence between the two armies remains contained. The final resolution would flow through diplomacy and can never be rushed. Forces from both nations have dug in with matching strengths. India […]

Looking beyond the LAC standoffs CENJOWS 08 Jun 2020

Looking beyond the LAC standoffs CENJOWS 08 Jun 2020           The standoff between Indian and Chinese forces in multiple locations along the LAC continues, although there appears to be cooling in tensions. For multiple standoffs to have occurred across the LAC, spreading from Eastern Ladakh to Sikkim, though the entire region being the responsibility of the same Chinese Western Theatre […]

Diplomacy backed by firmness and force The Statesman 02 Jun 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2696125/Kolkata-The-Statesman/2ND-JUNE-2020#page/7/2 Diplomacy backed by firmness and force 02 Jun 2020           The Indo-China standoff in Ladakh has been ongoing for a few weeks with no signs of abating. It commenced with fisticuffs, leading to casualties from both sides and is currently in a state of stalemate, with both sides preparing defences. Standoffs currently are in two locations, Pangong Tso and […]

Chinese provocative actions along the LAC CENJOWS 26 May 2020

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=293 Chinese provocative actions along the LAC 26 May 2020           There has been a spurt of Chinese provocative actions along the LAC, propping up in areas where there were no such incidents earlier. Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia, who commanded the Sukhna Corps stated, ‘These are all over. From the first of its kind in Naku La in North Sikkim […]

Is China feeling economically threatened The Excelsior 13 may 2020

Is China feeling economically threatened? Is China feeling economically threatened? 13 May 2020           Were the standoffs between Indian and Chinese troops orchestrated to convey a message or was it due to differing perceptions of borders? An analysis of recent Chinese writings would indicate that border skirmishes were intended to convey a message and possibly the future would witness more […]

China’s strategic shift as the virus spreads The Statesman 28 Apr 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2650496/Kolkata-The-Statesman/28TH-APRIL-2020#page/7/2 China’s strategic shift as the virus spreads 28 Apr 2020           The rapid spread of the Coronavirus across the globe leaving over 2.5 million infected and 2 Lakh dead enhances international anger against China, which hid details, delayed response and continues denying permission for global investigation to determine the origin of the virus. Nations while seeking explanations from China […]

Why China has changed tune on ties with India The Statesman 07 Apr 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2624594/Bhubaneswar-The-Statesman/7th-April-2020#page/7/2 Why China has changed tune on ties with India 07 Apr 2020           More than India, it was China which celebrated seventy years of Indo-China relations last week. Every newspaper carried an editorial written by the Chinese Ambassador to India on the event, none from the Indian leadership. There were tweets from the Chinese ambassador and government on the […]

China’s growing clout in the region CENJOWS 12 Feb 2020

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=242 China’s growing clout in the region 12 Feb 2020 The first visit of Xi Jinping, the Chinese President, this year was to Myanmar. For India, Chinese inroads into a region it considers its backyard, is a matter of concern. While China has every right to be involved with nations in South Asia, there are occasions when Chinese involvement is […]

Indo-China relations will be influenced by Pak CENJOWS 20 Jan 2020

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=237 Indo-China relations will be influenced by Pak CENJOWS 20 Jan 2020 China attempted to raise the issue of Kashmir under the heading of ‘Any other Business’ in the UNSC meet last week. It was met with resistance from other permanent members of the UNSC and ended without a whimper. The Indian foreign office commented, ‘China should seriously reflect on […]