China’s realisation that India won’t back down — that this stand-off could last longer than it calculated — was a key factor in forcing Beijing to agree to disengagement at Pangong Tso.
Sanjay Chadha, Additional Secretary, Commerce, however, also says competition with Beijing is likely to increase as India starts looking at 'supply-chain resilience',
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar tells gathering of China experts that relations are ‘profoundly disturbed’, but gives eight broad propositions to repair them.
MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava says communication is taking place through diplomatic & military channels to decide on the next senior commanders’ meeting.
Various factors have dictated Chinese operations in Afghanistan over the years. But with India back in the Afghan game after decades, China would do well to take stock of the new threats.
The External Affairs Minister Wednesday said China has given India 'five differing explanations' for deploying forces at LAC and has 'significantly damaged their relationship'.
The next round of India-China talks is significant as any large-scale redeployment of troops will need to be carried out before passes close by October-end, when heavy winter sets in.
Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin writes it’s ‘inappropriate’ that Indian side has created a negative association for his publication amid LAC tensions.
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.
Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
“Soaring rhetoric on big themes could not hide the deeply contested territoriality of the two nations across the Himalayas that continues to derail efforts to build a sustainable relationship,” …policy that has been followed “more in breach than in its observance”.
The article is just a trigger for my thoughts. Not the absolute. The idea of sovereignty in the twenty first century is the same it was in the eighth century or prior, so to speak. Expansionism was always about money, wealth and bounty. Only occasionally was there a battle between just for prestige and territory. Even so they were subsumed by the aim of wealth and power to achieve wealth.
I can hear someone whispering “Hitler”. To them, I say, when a Nation is to be rallied for something big, the deliverables has to be now and here. The obvious may not always be the final aim.
So it is, even now. Aggressions and expansionism is for power and wealth. In this context we may ask the question whether China’s territorial aggression is just a smoke screen for economic expansion.
Tail piece: Most times, what we see is not what it is. Whatever it is, a mighty military is imperative to be a strong Nation, else Nations will be forced to suck up to some other Nation who has a mighty military).
There is no need of another hard lesson to Peking; They have learnt a hard one at LAC aim last 10 months. They are very mindful of lessons they get. Their prestige is at stake. You professional writers should learn that.
“Soaring rhetoric on big themes could not hide the deeply contested territoriality of the two nations across the Himalayas that continues to derail efforts to build a sustainable relationship,” …policy that has been followed “more in breach than in its observance”.
The article is just a trigger for my thoughts. Not the absolute. The idea of sovereignty in the twenty first century is the same it was in the eighth century or prior, so to speak. Expansionism was always about money, wealth and bounty. Only occasionally was there a battle between just for prestige and territory. Even so they were subsumed by the aim of wealth and power to achieve wealth.
I can hear someone whispering “Hitler”. To them, I say, when a Nation is to be rallied for something big, the deliverables has to be now and here. The obvious may not always be the final aim.
So it is, even now. Aggressions and expansionism is for power and wealth. In this context we may ask the question whether China’s territorial aggression is just a smoke screen for economic expansion.
Tail piece: Most times, what we see is not what it is. Whatever it is, a mighty military is imperative to be a strong Nation, else Nations will be forced to suck up to some other Nation who has a mighty military).
There is no need of another hard lesson to Peking; They have learnt a hard one at LAC aim last 10 months. They are very mindful of lessons they get. Their prestige is at stake. You professional writers should learn that.