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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicIndia-China border tussle

Topic: India-China border tussle

China activates new runway at Hotan, its closest air base to Ladakh

The Hotan airbase plays a critical role in Chinese military operations amid tension between India and China. The Hotan airbase plays a critical role in Chinese military operations amid tension between India and China.

US refutes China’s claim over Arunachal Pradesh, recognises it as Indian territory

China claims Arunachal Pradesh to be South Tibet and routinely objects Indian leaders' visits to the state to highlight its claims. Beijing has also named the area Zangnan.

‘Danger remains’, warns global think tank with India-China border standoff set to enter its 4th year

Brussels-based International Crisis Group warns of troop and infrastructure build-up on both sides in its 14 November report. It recommends resuming dialogue to defuse the situation.

‘Have full courage’: Rajnath Singh says ready to discuss border standoff with China

Indian and Chinese troops are locked in an over 3-year confrontation in certain friction points in eastern Ladakh even as the two sides completed disengagement from several areas.

India, China risk armed confrontation due to continued military posturing: US intelligence assessment

Underlining Pakistan’s history of supporting anti-India militant groups, report says India under Modi is more likely to respond to Pakistani provocations with military force.

MHA push for 7 new ITBP battalions is playing into China’s hands. India is wasting assets

India should know that after creating infrastructure & military wherewithal in Tibet, China is using the boundary dispute to force India to expend its resources.

India’s strategic paralysis with China must end. It is time to call out Xi’s border bluff

By Chinese design or by default, our strategy has now been reduced to tactical engagements by the militaries.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.