India must warn China that the present borders defined by the LAC cannot be changed and using the border dispute to impose hegemony will be considered as an act of war.
The real issue is where India’s frontier with China lies, not a few kilometres of ancient trading routes. A solution to this needs deep reflection on claims of territorial sovereignty.
Negotiations must be carried out from a position of strength, with a clear vision of the desired outcomes. For any settlement to succeed, it must be a win-win solution.
India shouldn't be in a hurry to negotiate a settlement on unequal terms with China merely for the success of G20 or to ward off a perceived threat to electoral success.
Ahead of G20, India should be wary of putting itself in a position where it desires to achieve a breakthrough on the northern border with its back to a time wall.
Foreign secy Kwatra says PM highlighted India's concerns on unresolved issues along LAC. This was 1st time the leaders interacted in public since Ladakh border stand-off began in 2020.
Territorial integrity is best safeguarded by development, civic infrastructure, settlements and footfall of tourists. China has been following this policy for a decade.
Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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