US sanctions on Russia as well as its determination to paint Vladimir Putin as the bad guy is driving Moscow into Beijing’s arms. Make no mistake, this is a willing embrace.
India said the onus to pull back first from forward positions was on China since its army had transgressed. The 14th round of talks lasted a marathon 16.5 hours.
General Rawat said there shouldn't be much concern over it as India is also carrying out similar activities and stated that the forces have adequate reserves to counter any threat.
Inaugurating an online photo exhibition, Sun Weidong, Ambassador of China to India, said both countries should overcome challenges to put relations on the track of stable development.
Idea for a Deputy Chief (Strategy) came about during the Doklam crisis when it was felt the Army Headquarters needed closer and direct coordination between its verticals.
Nearly 140 investment proposals valued at over $1.75 billion, mostly from China and Hong Kong—China’s special administrative region—have been put on hold pending scrutiny.
Arunachal Pradesh is an ‘integral and inalienable’ part of India, says the external affairs ministry, adding this has been clearly conveyed to the Chinese side on several occasions.
Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.
Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
My dear motherland India,
If you think eithet Russia or USA or some other “friend” will come and protect you, you are wrong. Your sons, and a daughter, have kept you militarily and economically weak.
It is time the present sons and daughters of yours wake up and make You strong both economically and militarily. instead of querelling like little children over petty matters.
No The author conveniently forget or hides Western (American) encroachments into Ukraine jn 2014 that started this division with Russia.. America was never a friend or India or will never in future be with India..
Its time we slowly withdraw from our russian embrace and have a multiple engagement with France, Israel, USA and Japan. Both Russia and china would trap us. Just as Russia poisoned Navalney, I have a feeling they killed our late prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, through some form of poisoning to pressure him to sign a disadvantages treaty.
No The author conveniently forget or hides Western (American) encroachments into Ukraine jn 2014 that started this division with Russia.. America was never a friend or India or will never in future be with India..
India is really mistaken about China who has no interest to offend India, by judging the investment China was pouring into India and the social media control China recently put on anti-India public feeling. The border dispute is a chip on India shoulder in a way. After all it is a border dispute. Did China settle anyone there or explored the natural resources? Did China move further along disputed lines? I think it is mostly in India’s head, which I think it is wrong to pick sides, which is actually hurting India. I think India should focus on economic development and take advantage of all sides. Forming alliances with US make India lose respects in Asia and Africa because it regarded India as the leader of non-alliance movement. Remember America has no India interest in its heart (just like they dont have either on Africa). If India thinks India can benefit from America by taking side with America, in a similar way as America used China against Russia that benefited China. Then think again. Because China situation nowadays is very different from Russia then.
With a declining population and an economy based only on raw materials and military equipment, Russia will end up being subservient to China, irrespective of it’s great past. With a hostile West, Russia’s choices are limited to Germany mainly. If it wishes to maintain some modicum of it’s past glory it needs to hedge it’s bets. Considering the history of it’s relationship with India which have never been hostile and Russia’s past conflicts with China, Russia would be wise not to jeopardize it.
Russia and China jointly hold sway over Central Asia. Southeast Asia tilts towards China. Russia and Iran have strong shared military interests as Middle East powers facing war with the US. If India decides to side with the US it becomes very isolated on the Eurasian land mass, surrounded almost completely by neutral, unsympathetic, or hostile powers. Having Pacific partners does not break the isolation. The rational response is to make peace with China on Chinese terms to avoid isolation.
For Russia there never was a choice between China and India. For it, China was always the FIRST. During Soviet days, Mikhail Gorbachev had made this clear by saying, “Our Chinese brothers and Indian friends.” Indian media had even taken note of this.
The authors knowledge is skewed . It does not make sense to say india will move towards west because Russia will not take sides .
India might move towards west because of its economic ties with the west . Staying neutral is much better I I would say .
European union is much more powerful than china .
Geopolitics apart, consider each country’s economy – more so where it intersects with the rest of the world, through trade, investment, technology flows – as a gravitational field. Russia ke ek taraf Aaftaab hai, aur ek taraf Mehtaab.
As someone who is a huge proponent of Indo-Russian friendship, it’s been disappointing to see the Russian stance on the Ladakh issue.
Russians should realise that continuing chinese hostility against India will drive India towards the West and that does not bode well for its own interest.
Putin will not want to become Xi’s lapdog but sadly his (lack of) actions are taking him in that direction.
Situation is far from being lost though, both sides should strive to ensure that our relationship remains on track. Indo-Russian equation will play a huge role in preventing the next cold war from turning hot.
If Russia doesn’t have China, it can not face the US alone and will have to capitulate. If Russia doesn’t have India, it loses a long standing customer for arms sales. Which choice do you think Russia will make? If India distances itself from Russia and becomes America’s lapdog, it will be nearly isolated on the entire Eurasian land mass.
Nah recent experience has thought never to become US lapdog ever. They f**king denied us raw materials for vaccine manufacturing when we are at our worst covid phase( Russia , Germany, France , Singapore, UAE offered even China was ready to do so ) .
My dear motherland India,
If you think eithet Russia or USA or some other “friend” will come and protect you, you are wrong. Your sons, and a daughter, have kept you militarily and economically weak.
It is time the present sons and daughters of yours wake up and make You strong both economically and militarily. instead of querelling like little children over petty matters.
No The author conveniently forget or hides Western (American) encroachments into Ukraine jn 2014 that started this division with Russia.. America was never a friend or India or will never in future be with India..
Its time we slowly withdraw from our russian embrace and have a multiple engagement with France, Israel, USA and Japan. Both Russia and china would trap us. Just as Russia poisoned Navalney, I have a feeling they killed our late prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, through some form of poisoning to pressure him to sign a disadvantages treaty.
No The author conveniently forget or hides Western (American) encroachments into Ukraine jn 2014 that started this division with Russia.. America was never a friend or India or will never in future be with India..
India is really mistaken about China who has no interest to offend India, by judging the investment China was pouring into India and the social media control China recently put on anti-India public feeling. The border dispute is a chip on India shoulder in a way. After all it is a border dispute. Did China settle anyone there or explored the natural resources? Did China move further along disputed lines? I think it is mostly in India’s head, which I think it is wrong to pick sides, which is actually hurting India. I think India should focus on economic development and take advantage of all sides. Forming alliances with US make India lose respects in Asia and Africa because it regarded India as the leader of non-alliance movement. Remember America has no India interest in its heart (just like they dont have either on Africa). If India thinks India can benefit from America by taking side with America, in a similar way as America used China against Russia that benefited China. Then think again. Because China situation nowadays is very different from Russia then.
With a declining population and an economy based only on raw materials and military equipment, Russia will end up being subservient to China, irrespective of it’s great past. With a hostile West, Russia’s choices are limited to Germany mainly. If it wishes to maintain some modicum of it’s past glory it needs to hedge it’s bets. Considering the history of it’s relationship with India which have never been hostile and Russia’s past conflicts with China, Russia would be wise not to jeopardize it.
Russia and China jointly hold sway over Central Asia. Southeast Asia tilts towards China. Russia and Iran have strong shared military interests as Middle East powers facing war with the US. If India decides to side with the US it becomes very isolated on the Eurasian land mass, surrounded almost completely by neutral, unsympathetic, or hostile powers. Having Pacific partners does not break the isolation. The rational response is to make peace with China on Chinese terms to avoid isolation.
For Russia there never was a choice between China and India. For it, China was always the FIRST. During Soviet days, Mikhail Gorbachev had made this clear by saying, “Our Chinese brothers and Indian friends.” Indian media had even taken note of this.
It was said by Khruchev and not by Gorbachev.
The authors knowledge is skewed . It does not make sense to say india will move towards west because Russia will not take sides .
India might move towards west because of its economic ties with the west . Staying neutral is much better I I would say .
European union is much more powerful than china .
Geopolitics apart, consider each country’s economy – more so where it intersects with the rest of the world, through trade, investment, technology flows – as a gravitational field. Russia ke ek taraf Aaftaab hai, aur ek taraf Mehtaab.
As someone who is a huge proponent of Indo-Russian friendship, it’s been disappointing to see the Russian stance on the Ladakh issue.
Russians should realise that continuing chinese hostility against India will drive India towards the West and that does not bode well for its own interest.
Putin will not want to become Xi’s lapdog but sadly his (lack of) actions are taking him in that direction.
Situation is far from being lost though, both sides should strive to ensure that our relationship remains on track. Indo-Russian equation will play a huge role in preventing the next cold war from turning hot.
If Russia doesn’t have China, it can not face the US alone and will have to capitulate. If Russia doesn’t have India, it loses a long standing customer for arms sales. Which choice do you think Russia will make? If India distances itself from Russia and becomes America’s lapdog, it will be nearly isolated on the entire Eurasian land mass.
Nah recent experience has thought never to become US lapdog ever. They f**king denied us raw materials for vaccine manufacturing when we are at our worst covid phase( Russia , Germany, France , Singapore, UAE offered even China was ready to do so ) .