Claude Arpi

India urgently needs a thorough Himalayan policy

September 20, 2021

Since a few years, the authorities in Tibet have started implementing Xi Jinping’s theory: “To govern the nation, govern the borders; to govern the borders, strengthen the development of border regions.” The formula can be found in every speech of the local satraps posted in Tibet; they repeat parrot-like that...

Why is communist China suddenly so inclusive?

September 6, 2021

What is China is a question which has some relevance today, and the answer is important not only for the Communist Party of China (CPC), but the world at large too. On September 1, Xinhua reported that a series large exhibitions centered on the theme ‘Ethnic Unity— Casting a Firm...

Time to change the narrative on 1962 India-China war

August 23, 2021

The event which has most marked the Indian psyche since Independence is undoubtedly the Sino-Indian conflict of October/November 1962. The best proof is that even a non-Congress government at the Centre has been unable to declassify the Henderson-Brooks-Bhagat Report prepared by the Indian Army a few months after the ‘debacle’....

India must revisit Tibet policy to stop Beijing bullying

August 2, 2021

The last few weeks have been eventful as far as Tibet is concerned. From June 21 to 23, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) visited Central and Southern Tibet after a gap of ten years. When the Chinese president landed in Nyingchi City (previously called...

The Butterfly Effect in Ladakh

July 16, 2021

The term Butterfly Effect is usually associated with the ‘chaos theory’. Mathematician and meteorologist Edward Lorenz’s discovery of the metaphorical term ‘Butterfly Effect’ is derived from his research on a tornado: Tthe time of its formation and the path it takes is often influenced by “minor perturbations such as a...

XI JINPING IS THE NEW FÜHRER

July 2, 2021

“I volunteer to join the Communist Party of China, support the Party programmes, abide by the Party’s Constitution, fulfill my obligations as Party’s member, implements the Party’s decisions, strictly observe the Party’s discipline, keep the Party’s secrets, be loyal to the Party, work actively for the Party, fight for Communism...

A WELCOME DECISION TO DOCUMENT WAR OPERATIONS, HISTORIES

June 16, 2021

It is rare to come across good news during these difficult times. It is understandable as the government is kept busy handling the fallouts of the Covid-19 pandemic and does not have time to undertake in-depth changes or reforms. A few days ago, I was pleasantly surprised to read a...

INDIA AND ITS ‘USEFUL IDIOTS’

June 4, 2021

The communist world is built on propaganda. It is not new. Remember the Sino-Indian war in 1962 when Beijing proclaimed that it was India who attacked China. A book recently published in Beijing, The Truth about the History of the Sino-India Border War, called the conflict ‘China’s counter-attack’. Mentioning the...

THE ORIGIN OF OUR MISERY: THE MYSTERY OF WUHAN’S LAB P4

May 15, 2021

China has mastered the art of disinformation warfare. Nearly one and half years after the dreaded Covid-19 emerged in Wuhan and while the virus is still raging all over the world, having infected some 153 million on the planet (20 million in India alone), Beijing has managed to fully cover...

TIBET’S SO-CALLED PEACEFUL LIBERATION

April 23, 2021

The history of Mao’s China is a tale of well-planned and well-executed moves. All the events from 1949 onwards have unfolded in a perfectly calculated sequence. First came the invasion of Tibet in 1950. Then, after a vague protest by the Indian government and the adjournment of the Tibetan Appeal...

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