The military differential between India and China is predominantly in the domains of electronic and cyber warfare, and in the quality and quantity of precision-guided munitions.
Global media explores how Trump’s illegal immigration clampdown has created a ‘headache’ for PM Modi & why meeting Indians’ long-term economic aspirations is a difficult task.
This is the transcript of ThePrint CutTheClutter Episode 1585, published on 10 January 2025, looking at China’s plan to build the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra river.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri was in China for a two-day visit starting 26 January till 27 January for the Foreign Secretary-Vice Minister dialogue mechanism.
The Indian foreign secretary was in Beijing for a 2-day visit. This follows the Chinese foreign minister's meetings with EAM Jaishankar & NSA Ajit Doval last year.
Global media also looks at MF Husain’s controversial history in light of a court-ordered seizure of 2 of his paintings & ‘rising tide of illiberalism against artistic expression in India’.
One indicator of how India sees progress on the military standoff will be whether PM Narendra Modi visits China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
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?
Great wisdom General!
But why did you not do that yourself when you were serving in the Army?
Such flashes of brilliance and deep insights count for little once you have retired.
Good article. China revolutionized the use of tunnel warfare when fighting the Japanese and again during their civil war. The Vietnamese and Koreans and Iranians learned from China and Hamas learned from North Korea and Iran.
Great wisdom General!
But why did you not do that yourself when you were serving in the Army?
Such flashes of brilliance and deep insights count for little once you have retired.
Good article. China revolutionized the use of tunnel warfare when fighting the Japanese and again during their civil war. The Vietnamese and Koreans and Iranians learned from China and Hamas learned from North Korea and Iran.