NEW DELHI: Recent moves at disengagement may lead to some “semblance of normalcy” in the India-China relationship, foreign secretary Harsh Shringla said at a webinar recently. But as he pointed out, “We have always made the point with our Chinese interlocutors that a normal bilateral relationship is contingent upon peace and tranquility in the border […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India is willing to “shoulder greater responsibility” in the neighbourhood, Vijay Gokhale, former foreign secretary, underscored at a recent webinar in Pune, but in the light of China’s sustained inroads into the region, he acknowledged there were “other options”. “We have begun to accept that as a large economy we need to shoulder […]Read More
NEW DELHI: There’s relative calm along India’s western and northern frontiers—along the Line of Actual Control with Pakistan and along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, with China. While the Director Generals of India and Pakistan have spoken and renewed the pledge to adhere to ceasefire, the Corps Commanders of India and China have […]Read More
Xi’s ‘Complete Victory’ Against Poverty Chinese state media outlets are extremely impressed by President Xi Jinping’s declaration that he has lifted his countrymen out of absolute poverty. What this means, according to the government, is that 100 million rural people in 832 impoverished counties have running water and some level of income. This ensures a […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “Trust but verify.” With those words, India’s Army Chief Gen. MM Naravane underscored the approach to disengagement with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Ladakh. “We have systems in place to ensure no re-occupation of the heights and we can only hope the PLA will adhere to the principles agreed upon in toto. […]Read More
NEW DELHI: No dates have been finalised or other details worked out for any SR (Special Representatives)-level talks between India and China since India’s current focus is on restoring the status quo ante in Ladakh as it existed in April 2020. Sources close to India’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval told StratNews Global that […]Read More
China’s Revolutionaries China was thought to have left its Leftist past behind. But things are changing. In an age of rising unemployment, peer and academic pressure, increased surveillance and censorship, some students are turning to their country’s Leftist past. And this is being expressed primarily through songs. Chinese music streaming site NetEase Cloud Music is […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘Talking Point’, Foreign Secretary Harsh V. Shringla’s Moscow visit, India-Russia relations, China, the Indo-Pacific, and the U.S. The panellists Dr Alexey Kupriyanov, Head of the Research Group on South Asia and the Indian Ocean Region at the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences and Nandan Unnikrishnan, […]Read More
Laughter: Officially Sanctioned By The Government Laughter is the best medicine especially when it is sanctioned by the government! CCTV (China Central Television) has grabbed eyeballs with its new show ‘Gold Medal Comedy Class.’ Ever since its first performance telecast late last month, the show has been trending on Weibo with 600 million views. The […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India and China are disengaging their forces, which were eyeball-to-eyeball for ten months along the LAC in Ladakh. But, that doesn’t mean the pressure on Beijing to change its aggressive behaviour should lessen. Reports suggest U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed an online meeting with other ‘Quad’ leaders (Japan, Australia and India). What […]Read More
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