Governments in the past appeared to believe the threat of conventional war to be negligible enough not to warrant even making up of deficiencies, let alone a sustained build-up.
This long-term Chinese strategy is best exemplified by the Middle Kingdom’s step-by-step encroachments into the sea between Vietnam and the Philippines.
Manvendra Singh
The farthest the RSS has gone to condemn Beijing is to call for a ban on its goods. But its mouthpiece Panchjanya has rebuked China as "shaken" and "frustrated".
Pragya Kaushika
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
A very unfortunate incident and development. Standard operating procedures on the ground have kept an almost entirely undefined 2,200 mile LAC tranquil for decades. These have been buttressed by painstaking, incremental diplomacy that has sought to normalise a relationship where there is a great deal of mistrust. Those achievements are coming unstuck in a matter of weeks. Armed conflict, no matter how limited and localised, would set relations back severely. Both sides need to use the time that remains to defuse the situation at Doklam.
A very unfortunate incident and development. Standard operating procedures on the ground have kept an almost entirely undefined 2,200 mile LAC tranquil for decades. These have been buttressed by painstaking, incremental diplomacy that has sought to normalise a relationship where there is a great deal of mistrust. Those achievements are coming unstuck in a matter of weeks. Armed conflict, no matter how limited and localised, would set relations back severely. Both sides need to use the time that remains to defuse the situation at Doklam.