The new, sharper sabre from Beijing
India has protested the recent violation by China in Ladakh’s Depsang Valley in Jammu and Kashmir. According to reports from the area, Chinese PLA troops intruded deep into the Indian territory (10...
View ArticleOn the borderline with Beijing
When Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits India from May 19-21, the Sino-Indian territorial dispute will be on the top of his strategic agenda. Li will visit against the backdrop of the recent Sino-Indian...
View ArticleA new configuration to the East
After the Depsang Valley incursion of April 15-May 3, when Chinese patrols transgressed 19 kilometres into Indian-claimed areas in eastern Ladakh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced that he will...
View ArticleLessons from Depsang
The recent three-week long incursion by Chinese troops 19 kilometres into Eastern Ladakh, has yet again highlighted the systemic anomalies in the Indian defence establishment. While analysts try to...
View ArticleIndia-U.S. revive lingering ties
The fourth round of the India-U.S. Strategic Dialogue to be held June 23-24 in New Delhi offers a good opportunity to leaders on both sides to clear the cobwebs and give a strong political direction to...
View ArticleCan India and China be Friends?
Jul. 15 – India and China can join hands to emerge as “India plus China” rather than “India versus China,” P. S. Deodhar suggests in his recent book, ‘Cinasthana Today: Viewing China from India’. This...
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