The Indian Frontier Administrative Service was disbanded in 1968. But some of its core concepts are worth remembering today when frontier regions feel a disconnect that was not always there.
India has tried to play the Tibet card, but New Delhi lacks the heft to make effective use of it. The US is a different ball game, and both Chinese and Tibetans know this.
The bill also places restrictions on new Chinese consulates in the US until a consulate has been established in Lhasa and re-authorises various provisions.
The legislation directs the US government to issue economic and visa sanctions against any Chinese official who interferes with Dalai Lama's succession.
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.
Robert A Destro, Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, called on US' 'likeminded friends and partners' to pass their own versions of the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act Friday.
Bending foreign policy to serve domestic politics is proving to be costly for India. Hyping the use of the Tibetan-majority SFF against China is one such example.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Thanks, Ambika, for bringing him back to life. I have met Major Joherey a number of times , the last in 2014 in Roorkee. He was there with his wife and granddaughter ( I don’t know if it was you).
He stood out in any crowd. All of us , the Bengal Sapper fraternity will this great man.
Thanks, Ambika, for bringing him back to life. I have met Major Joherey a number of times , the last in 2014 in Roorkee. He was there with his wife and granddaughter ( I don’t know if it was you).
He stood out in any crowd. All of us , the Bengal Sapper fraternity will this great man.