China’s border villages are a threat to India’s defences

October 28, 2020

Tibet Work Forums (TWF) are large gatherings called every 5 to 10 years to discuss the policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for Tibet. They are regularly attended by the members of the powerful Politburo, including its Standing Committee, members of the CPC’s Central Committee, senior PLA generals,...

South Block’s mistakes will now be corrected by Army

October 15, 2020

The most vital concern today is not to lose the advantages gained on the ground at a negotiating table, as it has often happened in the past. So far, nothing has been lost during the seven rounds of border talks conducted in Ladakh, by Lt Gen Harinder Singh, the commander...

India finally preempting Dragon’s dirty designs

October 1, 2020

Oc t o b e r 7, 2 02 0 marked the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) crossing the Upper Yangtze and entering into the territory controlled by Lhasa. While invading Eastern Tibet, Beijing had asserted that it was ‘liberating’ the Land of Snows, but seven...

Dragon and the art of selective amnesia

September 14, 2020

Zhao Lijian, the ‘wolfwarrior’ and spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, did it again. On 7 September, during a press briefing, when asked to provide details about five missing Indian nationals from Arunachal Pradesh (who are said to have been captured by the People’s Liberation Army), the arrogant...

Old Chinese habits die hard but have we learnt the lessons?

September 1, 2020

An often mentioned remark is: “History repeats itself.” Even in antiquity, a Doctrine of Eternal Recurrence was taught. When one looks at the history of the Communist Party of China since 1949, one can see that there is definitely some truth in this concept. I experienced this “recurrence” a number...

Xi’s China raising Tibet army to take on India

August 14, 2020

These days, Chinese President Xi Jinping seems to be taking all the wrong decisions. Did he need to take a confrontationist position vis-à-vis India in Ladakh? When his country is suffering from the worst health crisis of the century, when China is reeling under disastrous floods, when his counterpart on...

Gust of wind over the Himalayas

July 29, 2020

“Tout est bien qui finit bien (All is well that ends well),” says the French proverb. Yes, the Rafale fighter jets have come. In 2001, the government decided that it needed 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) for the Indian Air Force (IAF), thus started the saga of selecting and...

The great Chinese bluff on Galwan and Aksai Chin

June 26, 2020

On 19 June 2020, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian, one of the “wolf-warrior” diplomats, provided what he called a step-by-step account of the Galwan clash which occurred on 15 June. He stated that the Galwan Valley was located “on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control in...