Chinese support to protests? The Statesman 28 May 2024 The US based Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), recently published a report on illegal funding of ongoing anti-Israel protests in US universities. The report titled, ‘How CCP (Chinese Communist Party) influence and radical ideologies threaten critical infrastructure and campuses across the US,’ implied a Chinese hand behind these protests. These […]
What is China achieving by restructuring its military First Post 02 May 2024 On 31st Dec 2015, the Chinese PLA underwent a most talked about transformation leading to the creation of the Strategic Support Force (SSF). It was supposedly ‘designed to better integrate space, cyber, and electronic warfare capabilities into PLA operations.’ Rand in a research paper of 2017 […]
Explained: Chinese Restructuring in Defence ETV Bharat 01 May 2024 On 19th April, China announced the termination of the Strategic Support Force (SSF) which had been created with much fanfare by Xi Jinping in 2015 as part of his reforms of the PLA (People’s Liberation Army) and exploited by him to gain his unprecedented third term. The SSF included […]
PM spells out India’s position on China The Statesman 16 Apr 2024 In a recent interview to Newsweek, PM Modi, discussing Indo-China relations, commented, ‘For India, relationship with China is important and significant. It is my belief that we need to urgently address the prolonged situation on our borders so that the abnormality in our bilateral interactions can be […]
India-China war of words The Excelsior 04 Apr 2024 India- China war of words has witnessed an increase in tempo in March. It commenced with PM Modi’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh to inaugurate the Sela Tunnel, which enhances India’s military capability to counter Chinese aggressive designs. The tunnel, constructed at a cost of Rs 825 crores, at an altitude […]
India shows the world how to deal with hegemonistic China First Post 20 Mar 2024 At the Express Adda last week, External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar, answering a question posed by Zhou Yongsheng, political counsellor at the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, mentioned, ‘I think it’s in our common interest that we should not have that many forces […]
China’s ever increasing defence budget The Excelsior 14 Mar 2024 China last week released its annual budget as part of its National People’s Conference, the country’s rubber-stamp legislature. There was an increase of 7.2% for defence over the previous year. Defence expenditure has witnessed a steady rise since Xi Jinping became President of the country in 2013. The budget […]
The big brother syndrome E TV English 13 Mar 2024 China faces tensions with almost all its neighbours. It has disagreements with Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and even the small Sultanate of Brunei. Disputes stem from either shoals and islands in the South and East China Seas, Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) or on alliances with the […]
The China syndrome The Excelsior 05 Mar 2024 There were a multitude of comments concerning Indo-China ties in recent days. Addressing the INDUS-X summit in New Delhi, Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, stated, ‘India is giving a face-off to our neighbour in almost all fronts we have with them, wherever there is a mountain pass, we are stationed there, and […]
Much hinges on China’s poll gamble in Taiwan The Statesman 09 Jan 2024 Xi Jinping in his annual New Years Day address stated, ‘China will surely be reunified, and all Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should be bound by a common sense of purpose.’ Earlier in his summit with President Biden, Xi Jinping bluntly stated that […]