India’s ties with Beijing and the Tibetan factor The Statesman 08 Jul 2025 Just short of his ninetieth birthday, the Dalai Lama announced, after years of speculation, that there will be his successor. He mentioned in a pre-recorded video, ‘I am affirming that the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue. The Gaden Phodrang Trust has sole authority to […]
How China’s Baloch outreach signals Beijing’s loss of trust in Pakistan First Post 03 Jun 2025 During the recent visit to Beijing of Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s foreign minister and also deputy PM, the future of the CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) was discussed. The CPEC is stumbling despite immense Chinese funding. Similarly, there has been no progress on Reko Diq […]
China struggling to regain reputation of its military products First Post 28 May 2025 The sudden visit to Beijing of Pakistan’s deputy PM and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, would not have been without reason. After all, China is Pakistan’s largest creditor, apart from its own investments in the CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor). As per the World Bank, Pakistan […]
75 years of Indo-China diplomatic ties The Excelsior 11 Apr 2025The Chinese embassy in New Delhi hosted an event marking the 75th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations last week. It came at a time when the US-China trade war had just erupted. The Indian foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, was the chief guest on the occasion. […]
The PLA is not China’s armed force but CCP’s ETv Bharat 25 Mar 2025Every nation has an armed force to defend itself from perceived threats, both external and internal. The expenditure to raise, sustain and maintain these forces flows from the national exchequer, paid for by the tax payer. Hence, the armed forces are subservient to elected authority, pay allegiance […]
India China relations remain opaque The Excelsior 16 Mar 2025Addressing his annual press conference in Beijing last Friday, the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, on being questioned on Indo-China ties, mentioned, ‘We should never allow bilateral relations to be defined by the boundary question or specific differences to affect the overall picture of our bilateral ties.’ He added, ‘China always […]
LAC tensions must end for better ties The Statesman 04 Feb 2025The Indian foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, visited Beijing last week marking another step towards restoring normalcy between the two nations. This followed interactions between the foreign ministers and the NSAs, post resolution on standoffs along the LAC and restoration of patrolling rights. No joint statement was issued following the […]
Trust deficit remains in India-China ties The Statesman 31 Dec 2024An agreement on resolving the standoff in Ladakh was reached on 21st Oct, just prior to the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, paving the way for a PM Modi-Xi Jinping dialogue at the venue. The Chinese readout of the meeting mentioned, ‘President Xi stressed that China-India relations are essentially a […]
Chinese make inroads in India’s neighbourhood The Statesman 10 Dec 2024India and China are competitors in Asia. India is the only country in the region to have halted the Chinese military in its tracks as also refuses to acknowledge the BRI, including in forums where the two nations jointly participate. After protracted negotiations the two nations disengaged in Ladakh. De-escalation […]
Why Xi’s military purge isn’t about corruption bit something more sinister First Post 7 Dec 2024The purge within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in China continues unabated. Latest inputs flowing from Beijing mention that Lin Xiangyan, the commander of its Eastern Theatre Command, committed ‘suicide’. The Eastern Theatre Command’s area of responsibility includes Eastern China, the East China Sea, and […]