Topic: PLA
Indian Army’s approach to electronic & cyber warfare is nowhere as evolved as China’s PLA
New Delhi’s information warfare capacities are fragmented and lack a clear command structure.
China’s culpability in Pulwama massacre is unmistakable
India's next government needs a more clear-headed and self-assured foreign policy, particularly for addressing the insidious China challenge.
Satellite images show China is building underground facility 50 km from India border
The new facility near Ngari is the Chinese PLA’s second in Tibet, and stands just about 60 km away from the Indian Army’s forward posts at Demchok in Ladakh.
Indian Army puts Mountain Strike Corps aimed at China in cold storage
The instant order to stop ‘new raisings’ – create battalions with fresh recruits – has been prompted by financial constraints.
China quietly & cleverly finds a new route to S. Doklam, 7 months after India stopped it
New alignment is 5 km away from Indian posts, making it difficult for India to do anything. The new road will open up South Doklam to Chinese troops.
New trouble for India: China occupies North Doklam, with armoured vehicles & 7 helipads
New visuals show PLA deployment is metres away from last year’s face-off point; Indian Army chief Rawat has admitted north Doklam is occupied.
Xi Jinping’s Achilles heel: economy and control over the PLA
Insights of two professors at Harvard University offer a granular look at the recent rise of Xi and his methodical pursuit and consolidation of power.
Satellite images reveal China’s state-of-art naval airbase
It has 24 aircraft shelters, 3 large hangars possibly for UAVs, one hangar for airborne early warning and control (AEWC) planes, among others.
China’s mega fortress in Djibouti could be model for its bases in Pakistan
Though called a ‘logistics base’, the facility can accommodate a brigade and has unprecedented security arrangements
Visuals show India, China clash at Ladakh was serious, troops injured
The video, published first by ThePrint, shows troops first engaging in a close quarter fist-fight and then hurling stones at each other.
Manu Pubby
Asians will become the new Muslims — how coronavirus will change our world like 9/11
To control another Covid-19 outbreak, solutions like body screening, temperature guns, sanitising kits will become a permanent part of our lives.
Covid-19 Battle: Are Indian chief ministers measuring up or need strong central oversight?
PM Modi held a video conference with all chief ministers Thursday to take stock of the situation arising out of the Covid-19 health emergency.
Defence
IAF airlifts 6.2 tonnes of essential medicines, hospital consumables to Maldives
The consignment was airlifted to Male by an Indian Air Force C-130 aircraft, as part of 'Operation Sanjeevani'.
Modi’s India isn’t Mao’s China. Silly forecasts assume we’ll let corona kill millions of us
There are many scary scenarios about how badly we Indians may be affected or how many killed by Covid-19. But they presume we will do nothing to influence our fates.