NEW DELHI: For years, the narrative about the Tiananmen incident in China’s capital Beijing in June 1989 has focused mostly on how the Chinese authorities suppressed a pro-democracy uprising by students. But in a remarkably candid—even controversial—take, Ambassador Vijay Gokhale, China specialist and India’s former Foreign Secretary, provides a nuanced and deeper insight into the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is the only military force in the world, which it meant not to serve a nation or its people but a political party—the Communist Party of China. Once a behemoth, it’s on course to transform itself into a lean and mean force, acquiring modern technological trends along the […]Read More
Operation Bright Eyes China’s Ministry of Education has launched “Child and Adolescent Myopia Prevention and Control Bright Action Work Plan (2021-2025)” or ‘Operation Bright Eyes.’ Statistics show that the overall myopia rate of children and adolescents in the country exceeds 50%, and high school students are as high as 80%. Even children under six years […]Read More
NEW DELHI: A 3-day Eid ceasefire is in place days after attacks at a school killed over 80 people mostly children in Kabul. On ‘Talking Point’, Bill Roggio, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defence of Democracies and Editor of FDD’s Long War Journal and Dr Torek Farhadi, a Former Advisor to Afghan Presidents Ashraf Ghani and […]Read More
The Israelis and Arabs are again at each other’s throats with some of the worst fighting seen since 2014. But scholar diplomat Talmiz Ahmad believes the fighting will not escalate simply because neither side wants it. But yes, the Palestinians and Israeli Arabs want the Israeli government to respect the land they have lived on […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “We will keep standing up and speaking out until China’s government stops its crimes against humanity and the genocide of Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang,” U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told a UN virtual meet. The event was organised by Germany, the U.S. and Britain, co-sponsored by Canada, Australia, New […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has shown a remarkable ability to outmaneuver his political rivals, says Yubaraj Ghimire, well known Nepali journalist and editor of Deshsanchar.com. In an exclusive chat with StratNews Global from Kathmandu, Ghimire says what happens on Thursday is crucial. It is the last day for political parties to […]Read More
New Delhi: China has been increasing the number and extent of fighter jet, bomber and surveillance flights into Taiwan’s Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ). The People’s Liberation Army’s Navy(PLAN) continuously sails warships and its aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait, while U.S. Navy Carrier Battle Groups move through the area in regular freedom of navigation […]Read More
NEW DELHI: As India reels under a devastating second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic which has taken lives and has citizens running from pillar to post in search of hospital beds and oxygen, personnel of the three armed forces have been pressed into service to help civilian administration. Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar, Deputy Chief of […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Chinese salami slicing tactic isn’t limited to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) about whose alignment India and China have differing perceptions. China has been trying the trick with some amount of success in the tiny nation of Bhutan as well. Both sides have been in talks to settle the boundary but […]Read More
NEW DELHI: He wasn’t the classical spy who would go behind enemy lines but knew how to get the job done. Many would know RN Kao as the man who founded R&AW, India’s external intelligence agency, but that’s just one of the achievements of the man who was shy and hated the glare of publicity. […]Read More
Italy was the first country to be hit by the Coronavirus pandemic, and after seeing successive waves, has only recently stabilised. In the process, they have learnt a lot about the virus and how to tackle it, and that invaluable experience is being shared with India. For as Vincenzo de Luca, Italy’s ambassador to India […]Read More
NEW DELHI: How important will the Biden administration’s support in waiving patents on Covid-19 vaccines be for saving lives? Does it make India and South Africa’s six-month-old proposal at the World Trade Organisation any easier? How should the world ramp up the manufacture and distribution of vaccines and life-saving drugs? On ‘Talking Point‘ , Professor […]Read More
No Rush To Get Vaccinated China’s vaccination campaign has by its own admission been slow going. According to government figures valid until April this year Beijing administered 167.3 million doses across the country much lower than the scheduled target of vaccinating 560 million people – around 40% of the population by the end of June. […]Read More
New Delhi: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT Madras discusses India’s 5G trials, why security concerns are so high for the next generation of telecom and the necessity to keep China out of critical infrastructure. In conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi, the Former Chairman, Telecom Standards Development Society, India(TSDSI) also analyses whether […]Read More
NEW DELHI: To say that it’s complicated would be an understatement. The jubilation that followed US Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai’s statement that America would be backing intellectual property waivers for coronavirus vaccines, has quickly given way to the realisation that vaccinating everyone will be a long, drawn-out process with no guarantee of success. Why […]Read More
NEW DELHI: As the centre of gravity of geopolitics and the world economy shifts towards Asia where the biggest beneficiaries of globalization are housed, what should India’s approach be? More engagement, especially in the immediate and extended neighbourhood, says Shivshankar Menon, who has been India’s Foreign Secretary and National Security Adviser. We must use the […]Read More
New Delhi: Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan praised India, or more specifically Indian missions, for doing their job better than their Pakistani counterparts. In a virtual address to Pakistan’s envoys, the Pakistani PM recalled his own experience as an overseas Pakistani in the ‘80s and ‘90s and stated that the “attitude” of certain ambassadors was […]Read More
NEW DELHI: After a 10-hour vigil in March this year, British warship HMS Montrose that was on patrol in the Arabian Sea intercepted a dhow off Oman, leading to recovery of nearly three tonnes of heroin, crystal methamphetamine and hashish. The frigate had reported two back-to-back seizures in mid-February, confiscating a range of illegal narcotics […]Read More
NEW DELHI: A year after the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops began in Eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control, friction points do remain. Troops of both sides have disengaged from the north and south banks of Pangong Tso and talks have been on over other prickly areas such as Depsang, Gogra and […]Read More
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