Topic: PLA
Hybrid war, Quad or sitting it out? The 5 options for India against China
China is readying to dig in for the winter at the LAC. And India has a luxury of options to deal with it.
ACM Bhadauria said we’re ready for two-front war with China-Pakistan, but there are deficits
Modern warfare is not just about boots on the ground. It encompasses new fighting capabilities that include cyber, psyops and space technologies among others.
PLA’s eye is on 1959 Claim Line. But Modi, Xi can get around it and make peace before winter
The 1959 Claim Line tactically forecloses all Indian options to threaten Aksai Chin and other areas secured by the PLA prior to and during the 1962 War.
Are Chinese incursions ordered by local PLA heads or Beijing? Xi’s reforms hold answer
In ‘India's China Challenge’, Ananth Krishnan writes about Xi Jinping’s sweeping military reforms, and the complex relationship between the Communist Party and the PLA.
China, India signal each other on might in Indian Ocean Region, amid tensions on land
A PLA Navy task force is understood to have entered Indian Ocean Region as China seeks to project its dominance. India is keeping a close watch on waters around the country.
India can’t afford a knee-jerk reaction on the LAC. That’s what China is hoping for
The weight of decision making on the govt to give a go-ahead for military actions such as Surgical Strikes or a Balakot is very heavy.
Did Jaishankar, Wang Yi really break the ice in Moscow? India can’t forget — winter is coming
While the Narendra Modi govt has shown its willingness to negotiate, will its domestic compulsions allow it to progress with talks towards logical conclusion?
India sits on Black Top with Helmet under its boots. A 1962 tactic by China is now likely
For India, it would be naive to celebrate a small operation because China will not respond the way we did for the last four months.
Army thwarting PLA on Pangong Tso south bank is a warning that India is ‘fighting fit’
While the PLA is digging its heels in areas under its occupation, the Army’s advance gives New Delhi some advantage in the ongoing talks with the Chinese.
The truth of Galwan must come out, unlike the 1965 battle with Pakistan in Khemkaran
A key question surrounding the Galwan clashes is that if the soldiers were carrying weapons, as informed by S. Jaishankar, then who gave orders not to use them?
Banning glitter is not going to save the oceans
Humans release 1.5 million tons of primary microplastics into the ocean annually, a sum equivalent to one disgorged plastic bag for every person each week.
Karnataka High Court stops Franklin Templeton debt funds closure without investor consent
Franklin Templeton shut six of its fixed-income and credit-risk funds run in India in April, locking in Rs 308 billion of investor monies following a liquidity crisis.
Defence
India wants to end border row with China, but will not cede an inch of land, says Rajnath Singh
The defence minister was speaking after performing 'Shastra Puja' at the Sukna-based headquarters of the Indian Army's 33 Corps in Darjeeling on the occasion of Dussehra.
Trump or Biden? Doesn’t matter to India-US ties as they’re in a full, strategic embrace
Pompeo & Esper’s visit to India for the 2+2 talks is proof that old hypocrisies are history, and supreme national interest has again driven a strategic choice.