Category: War and Conflict

• 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…

  Jabin T. Jacob

  27 January 2021

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Galwan, Indian Army, Line of Actual Control (LAC), PLA, Sino-Indian boundary negotiations, Sino-Indian relations

• 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.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  12 November 2020

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  boundary dispute, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), COVID-19, Depsang, Doklam, Indian Army, Ladakh, Line of Actual Control (LAC), Sino-Indian boundary negotiations, Sino-Indian relations

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

  Asian perspectives on China’s domestic and foreign policies

  Jabin T. Jacob

  1 November 2020

  Borders, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, Political Parties, War and Conflict

  19th Party Congress, agriculture, ASEAN, Central Asia, Chinese foreign policy, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Communist Party of China (CPC), International Liaison Department (ILD), Japan, North Korea, propaganda, Sino-US relations, South Asia, South China Sea disputes, South Korea, state-owned enterprises (SOEs)

• 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.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  31 October 2020

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  boundary dispute, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Doklam, Galwan, Indian Army, infrastructure development, Ladakh, Pangong Tso, Sino-Indian relations

• 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

  Jabin T. Jacob

  21 September 2020

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Central Military Commission (CMC), Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Communist Party of China (CPC), Indian Army, Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Line of Actual Control (LAC), Sino-Indian boundary negotiations, Sino-Indian relations

• 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

  Jabin T. Jacob

  19 September 2020

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Communist Party of China (CPC), Galwan, Indian Army, Line of Actual Control (LAC), Sino-Indian relations

• The Great Chinese Anxiety

  The Chinese people are anxious. The Communist Party of China (CPC) that governs them even more so.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  8 July 2020

  Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  ‘belt and road’ initiative (BRI)/(OBOR), centre-province relations, Chinese domestic politics, Chinese foreign policy, Chinese MoFA, Communist Party of China (CPC), COVID-19, globalization, terrorism, Tibet, Xi Jinping, Xinjiang

• 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.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  29 June 2020

  Borders, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  ‘belt and road’ initiative (BRI)/(OBOR), balance of power, Chinese foreign policy, democracy, economic integration, ideology, Line of Actual Control (LAC), Russia, Sino-Indian relations, Sino-US relations, South Asia

• 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.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  25 June 2020

  Borders, Political Parties, War and Conflict

  Aksai Chin, border incursions, Galwan, India-China relations, Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Line of Actual Control (LAC), Narendra Modi, public communications