Category: Indo-China relations

India-China defence minister’s meeting New Delhi sends firm message to Beijing on border row India vs disinformation 30 Apr 2023

India-China defence minister’s meeting: New Delhi sends firm message to Beijing on border row India vs disinformation 30 Apr 2023           The Chinese defence minister, General Li Shangfu, visited India for the SCO defence minister’s meet last week. He held discussions with his Indian counterpart, Rajnath Singh. The statement from the Indian MOD read, ‘The Raksha Mantri categorically conveyed that […]

Mollycoddling China is not the solution The Statesman 07 Mar 2023

Mollycoddling China is not the solution The Statesman 07 Mar 2023           In a podcast with ANI, External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar stated, ‘Look, they (China) are the bigger economy. What am I going to do? As a smaller economy, I am going to pick up a fight with the bigger economy. It is not a question of being reactionary, […]

China must realise India can hit back The Statesman 10 Jan 2023

China must realise India can hit back The Statesman 10 Jan 2023           Claiming that the tense situation along India’s northern borders is because China had not adhered to earlier border agreements, Jaishankar stated in an interaction with Austrian public broadcaster ORF, ‘There’s a larger concern, which is based on our experiences. The concern is that we had agreements with […]

The Tawang incident is not the last The Excelsior 21 Dec 2022

The Tawang incident is not the last The Excelsior 21 Dec 2022 The attempted incursion at Yangtse in Tawang was neither the first nor would it be the last of Chinese attempts to grab Indian territory. The term ‘changing status quo’ as used by the defence minister, Rajnath Singh, in his statement in both houses of parliament, are mild as […]

China’s sinister design Sneak in under the cover of darkness, grab Indian territories, and hold on to them First Post 15 Dec 2022

China’s sinister design: Sneak in under the cover of darkness, grab Indian territories, and hold on to them First Post 15 Dec 2022           The attempted intrusion in Yangtze in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh by a large, well-prepared and armed with handheld weapons Chinese PLA group, late in the night of 09-10 Dec, was a coordinated action, intending […]

Threat from China will not go away in a hurry The Statesman 29 Nov 2022

Threat from China will not go away in a hurry The Statesman 29 Nov 2022 Rajnath Singh recently commented that Indian troops along the LAC will not withdraw as threats have not diminished. Similar words were used by the army chief, General Manoj Pande, who stated, ‘the situation is stable but unpredictable.’ He added, ‘We all know that what the […]

Message to India from the Chinese Congress The Excelsior 28 Oct 2022

Message to India from the Chinese Congress The Excelsior 28 Oct 2022           The 20th Chinese Congress has concluded. Xi Jinping has gained an unprecedented third term, cementing his place as the most powerful leader in China since Mao Zedong. He will now seek to fulfil his pending agenda, largely projected in his address to the Congress. Xi’s almost 2-hour […]

The Chinese envoy’s false truths The Excelsior 11 Oct 2022

The Chinese envoy’s false truths The Excelsior 11 Oct 2022           Speaking at a virtual event to mark China’s 73rd anniversary, the Chinese Ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, made statements, which were untrue. He mentioned, ‘The current border situation (between India and China) is overall stable.’ He added, ‘The phase of emergency response since the Galwan Valley incident has basically […]