Three perspectives of a relationship The Statesman 27 Jun 2023 PM Modi’s recent visit to the US was amongst the most keenly observed events globally. The attention to detail given by the White House as also multiple visits to Delhi by high-ranking US diplomats displayed efforts by the Biden administration to make it a success. While the visit hogged […]
Schism between India and China widens The Statesman 30 May 2023 China was expected to back Pakistan’s demand in objecting to the conduct of the 3rd Tourism Working Group (TWG) meeting in Srinagar, and it did not disappoint. The Chinese spokesperson stated on the event, ‘China firmly opposes holding G20 meetings in any form in disputed areas and will […]
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 […]
Doklam remerges The Excelsior 11 Apr 2024 The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, visited India for three days. During the visit he held interactions with the Indian leadership on multiple subjects. The king was accompanied by Tandi Dorji, Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, and senior officials of the royal government of Bhutan. The King was […]
Growing Chinese power and influence in the subcontinent The Excelsior 04 Apr 2023 Bhutan’s Prime Minister, Lotay Tshering, speaking to Belgian Daily, La Libre, stated that China is an equal partner in the Doklam dispute. He mentioned, ‘It is not up to Bhutan alone to solve the problem. There are three of us.’ In 2019 Tshering had stated that […]
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 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 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 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 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 […]