It took 13 rounds of diplomatic discussions over 6 weeks to defuse the tension that had sparked fears of war, top officials told a parliamentary panel.
Exclusive satellite images accessed by ThePrint show that the Chinese has deployed 2,000 troops near Doklam. We bring perspectives if the Doklam issue has resolved or can flare up again.
The baseless claim of Arunachal Pradesh as 'Southern Tibet' cropped up once again when an Indian national was harassed by Chinese immigration officials at Shanghai Airport.
Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
CHINA HAS KEPT THE INDO -SINO BORDERS UNRESOLVED FOR VARIOUS REASONS INCLUDING KEEPING IT AS A BARGAINING CHIP IN THE EMERGING WORLD ORDER, THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO BE IN THEIR LEAGUE FOR THE ASIAN LEADERSHIP SPACE…..THE ONLY WAY TO DETER THEM IS TO IMPOSE MARITIME ENCIRCLEMENT .,MEANWHILE RAISE SEVERAL SCOUTS OUT OF THE LOCAL POPULATION ALONG THE INDO CHINA LAC, THAT WILL BE A MUCH BETTER ANSWER, TIME WE GET FEW SQUADRONS OF NEW GENERATION AIRCRAFTS TO ENGAGE THEM EFFECTIVELY. THE INFORMAL TALKS ARE ALWAYS GOOD ATLEAST WE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THE ENEMY THINKS
The first time I read a column by FS Nirupama Rao in The Hindu, the language was so elegant, felt she must be a student of English literature. A Google search confirmed that to be the case.
It is for the diplomatic corps to sensitise the political leadership that global diplomacy – for all its alcohol and protocol, what teetolars would call optics – is cold, unemotional business, has no place for concepts like personal chemistry. Try to recall the names of the last five Prime Ministers of Australia, now changing as swiftly as Japan’s used to. Or tot up the diplomatic and strategic gains from President Trump’s recent visit. 2. India’s troubled relations with China are painted on a canvas that stretches for generations. One constructive reset was fashioned by PM Rajiv Gandhi and Paramount Leader Deng in 1988. Another one, which takes note of contemporary realities and asymmetry, is overdue. 3. The United States – going beyond President Trump – has resolved to actively impede and block the rise of China. A dangerous confrontation is building up. President Xi too is unlike past leaders. In this background, India has to make wise choices, mindful of its own inherent strengths and weaknesses.
CHINA HAS KEPT THE INDO -SINO BORDERS UNRESOLVED FOR VARIOUS REASONS INCLUDING KEEPING IT AS A BARGAINING CHIP IN THE EMERGING WORLD ORDER, THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO BE IN THEIR LEAGUE FOR THE ASIAN LEADERSHIP SPACE…..THE ONLY WAY TO DETER THEM IS TO IMPOSE MARITIME ENCIRCLEMENT .,MEANWHILE RAISE SEVERAL SCOUTS OUT OF THE LOCAL POPULATION ALONG THE INDO CHINA LAC, THAT WILL BE A MUCH BETTER ANSWER, TIME WE GET FEW SQUADRONS OF NEW GENERATION AIRCRAFTS TO ENGAGE THEM EFFECTIVELY. THE INFORMAL TALKS ARE ALWAYS GOOD ATLEAST WE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THE ENEMY THINKS
The first time I read a column by FS Nirupama Rao in The Hindu, the language was so elegant, felt she must be a student of English literature. A Google search confirmed that to be the case.
It is for the diplomatic corps to sensitise the political leadership that global diplomacy – for all its alcohol and protocol, what teetolars would call optics – is cold, unemotional business, has no place for concepts like personal chemistry. Try to recall the names of the last five Prime Ministers of Australia, now changing as swiftly as Japan’s used to. Or tot up the diplomatic and strategic gains from President Trump’s recent visit. 2. India’s troubled relations with China are painted on a canvas that stretches for generations. One constructive reset was fashioned by PM Rajiv Gandhi and Paramount Leader Deng in 1988. Another one, which takes note of contemporary realities and asymmetry, is overdue. 3. The United States – going beyond President Trump – has resolved to actively impede and block the rise of China. A dangerous confrontation is building up. President Xi too is unlike past leaders. In this background, India has to make wise choices, mindful of its own inherent strengths and weaknesses.