Category: Borders

• Chinese Transgressions on the LAC Deserve a Punitive Response

  Reports have emerged that China has increased its troop strength along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh breaking its agreement made at the sixth round of talks on 21 September 2020.[1] Earlier in December, videos emerged of Chinese civilian vehicles transgressing into the Demchok area also in Ladakh.[2] Meanwhile, the Indian Army referred to…

• Recalibrating India’s Foreign Policy in South Asia: The China Factor

  New Delhi has tried to work around its internal contradictions and a weak economy with the help of rhetoric and high profile diplomacy but it is increasingly difficult to keep up the act.

• A ‘New Normal’ Emerges in India-China Relations

  While a full-fledged India-China conflict is unlikely, peace and tranquillity along the LAC are well and truly things of the past.

• Book : China’s Search for ‘National Rejuvenation’: Domestic and Foreign Policies under Xi Jinping

  Asian perspectives on China’s domestic and foreign policies

• 印中關係新常態

  固然，中印雙邊關係不僅僅是邊界爭端，但印度也越來越清楚，中國不願意考慮合作的潛在利益.

• LAC Standoff: Do Not Expand Ambit of Talks

  Talks with China should be limited to and led by military commanders under political supervision with staff support from Indian foreign ministry officials if necessary

• एक ‘न्यू नॉर्मल’

  अभी आर-पार का संघर्ष शायद ही हो, लेकिन अब यह नई सामान्य बात है कि दुरूह चोटियों पर पूरे साल सैनिक रहेंगे, मौसम-दुश्मन दोनों से जनहानि होती रहेगी

• India, China and their Accelerating Cold Wars

  Chinese transgressions along the LAC indicate a significant breakdown of long-standing bilateral agreements and can be considered a tipping point. The situation will likely result in a variegated set of cold wars between India and China.

• Confused and Confusing: The PM’s Official Statements About 15 June

  Prime Minister Modi’s statement at the All Party Meeting on 19 June ended up casting doubt on India’s own behaviour and claims along the LAC and actually encourages further Chinese assertiveness all along disputed sectors on the LAC as well as the temptation to open up fresh disputes.