Iron brothers have similar traits The Excelsior 03 Aug 2021 The Chinese vice foreign minister, Xie Feng, speaking to his US counterpart, Wendy Sherman, last week, stated, ‘The desire to seek hegemony or territorial expansion is simply not in the Chinese DNA. And China has never coerced any country.’ He added, ‘China has never gone to others’ doorsteps to […]
Future of Indo-China talks The Statesman 27 Jul 2021 The 11th round of Indo-China talks were held on 09 Apr. There was no joint statement issued at the end of the talks, as had been the norm earlier. The Indian army statement read, ‘The two sides had a detailed exchange of views for the resolution of the remaining issues […]
Beijing struggles to overhaul its image The Statesman 13 Jul 2021 A media report stated that in the past six months, Chinese state-owned newspaper, China Daily, spent millions to purchase media influence in the US. According to inputs, Time magazine, Financial Times, Foreign Policy and Los Angeles Times were amongst the major recipients of Chinese funding. In India, there […]
India must not always be on the backfoot The Statesman 22 Jun 2021 Kargil in 1999 and Ladakh in 2020 had few commons, the most obvious being surprised and subsequently reacting. Indian polity had closed its mind to the fact that China was a threat, while in 1999, it never expected Pak to risk an offensive manoeuvre, considering differences […]
India must change its China policies India News Network 17 Jun 2021 The Galwan incident, the turning point in Indo-China relations, occurred just over a year ago. There was loss of lives on both sides, with India accepting 20 casualties. Disengagement and de-escalation on both banks of the Pangong Tso was successfully completed in February, this year. Since then […]
A year since Ladakh The Excelsior 07 Jun 2021 What were Chinese intending to convey by intruding into Ladakh in May last year remains a mystery. Its intentions could have varied from occupying claim lines to warning India against moving closer to the US or militarizing the QUAD. It could also have been projecting superior capability of the PLA […]
Unprovoked aggression is hurting China’s image The Statesman 18 May 2021 The Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh, Li Jiming, stated last week, ‘Obviously it will not be a good idea for Bangladesh to participate in this small club of four (QUAD), because it will substantially damage our bilateral relationship.’ It was an outright interference in foreign affairs of Bangladesh. He […]
The Global Times accusing India of mismanagement should first investigate Wuhan, CCP The Print 26 Apr 2021 The Chinese propaganda machinery is led by its mouthpiece Global Times, known for spreading fake news and damaging adversaries’ credentials. The newspaper recently published an article titled ‘Be wary of India’s provocation amid worsening pandemic’, according to which, India may attempt to “initiate provocation along its borders with China or Pakistan, fanning nationalist sentiments at home to […]
Divergences between India and China on Ladakh CLAWS 23 Apr 2021 The CDS, General Bipin Rawat, stated at the Raisina dialogue, ‘I think India has stood firm on the northern borders and we have proven that we will not get pushed. And I think whatever we have been able to achieve, in standing firm, in preventing change of status […]
Summer is around the bend The Excelsior 07 Apr2021 The Indian armed forces have gained immense experience, over the decades, on the impact of the weather along its troubled borders. Hence, the army maintains separate summer and winter postures. Summers are periods of heightened activities, when infiltration attempts are made regularly along the LoC and Chinese salami slicing increases […]