Category : As We Heard

Residents of Pak Occupied Jammu and Kashmir have been denied the right to information, says a petition filed in the Mirpur High Court. It faults the local government for not constituting an information tribunal and for not appointing information officers in government departments and public undertakings. The petition filed by Zafar Mughal claiming to be […]Read More

China’s insecurity over the Xinjiang-Tibet highway may be one of the reasons that triggered the standoff in Ladakh. Sources told StratNews Global that the 2000-km highway which runs through Aksai Chin is about 70-80 km from the current Line of Actual Control (LAC). China’s military brass is reported to believe that given the flat terrain […]Read More

Nepal’s grandstanding over a constitutional amendment that would ‘incorporate’ Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura has impressed no one in Delhi. The view is Nepal can go ahead with its amendment but the territories will continue to remain in India. Lipulekh/Kalapani is important because these provide entry into Tibet (apart from facilitating pilgrims heading to Mount Kailash). […]Read More

The Delhi-Canberra strategic relationship may be rocking after the Modi-Morrison summit last week but there was a time when bilateral ties had hit rock-bottom. This was shortly after the Pokhran-II nuclear tests of 1998 when Australia, eagerly followed in the footsteps of the U.S. in imposing harsh sanctions on India, severing both diplomatic and military […]Read More

The Nepal government may be trying its best to pressure India into discussing territorial disputes over Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura but New Delhi seems in no hurry to accept Kathmandu’s demand for foreign secretary-level talks. It’s told Kathmandu the issue will be discussed between the foreign secretaries once the two countries have dealt with Covid-19. […]Read More

Top Indian officials have gone on record indicating that China was at fault for instigating Nepal on the Lipulekh road. But Beijing sees Nepal as the conduit to enter the Indian market, so logically it would be careful about what it did. Now it seems the Nepalis were alerted to the Lipulekh road by a […]Read More

This will appear odd but, until fairly recently, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ran karaoke bars, revenues from which went directly into the local commander’s pockets.  Even today, the PLA runs piggeries to ensure a steady supply of pork to the men in uniform. It’s part of an extensive network of commercial enterprises that has enriched the […]Read More

Was China surprised by 54 African nations backing the resolution for a probe into the pandemic? Probably not. They may have been informed quietly by some of their friends and well wishers on the continent. This could mark a turning point for African perceptions of China, until now grounded in Beijing’s lavish spending on infrastructure […]Read More

Has the time come for India to change track on Taiwan? Until now it’s been bending over backwards to please China, with the result the flow of commerce and technology has been squeezed while also limiting South Block’s diplomatic leverage vis a vis Beijing.  StratNews Global learns this may be changing. The idea is to unshackle […]Read More

Higher than the Himalayas, deeper than Indian Ocean. This philosophy of friendship between China and Pakistan manifests itself in various ways even under the most adverse circumstances. While the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has slowed down considerably for lack of timely funds, military and intelligence cooperation between the two countries continues unabated. For instance, a […]Read More