Tag: border incursions

• 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

• Belligerence and Silence: Explaining Chinese Actions Along the LAC in Ladakh

  What should be concerning in the wake of Galwan and the reported loss of lives also of Chinese troops, is that Beijing will now be particularly prone to viewing any Indian action as provocative and seek to respond in an overwhelming manner as a way of saving face.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  22 June 2020

  Borders, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  border incursions, Chinese foreign policy, Communist Party of China (CPC), Galwan, infrastructure development, Ladakh, Line of Actual Control (LAC), Sino-Indian relations, strategic culture

• India-China Boundary Dispute: LAC Transgressions Will Continue

  The next ‘informal summit’ between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will be held in Varanasi on 12 October. The announcement of the date has been accompanied in recent days by a series of reports on the state of affairs on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two countries.…

  Jabin T. Jacob

  23 July 2019

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  border incursions, boundary dispute, Chinese investments, Dalai Lama, Doklam, Ladakh, Line of Actual Control (LAC), Narendra Modi, Tibet, Wuhan informal summit, Xi Jinping

• Chinese Defence Minister’s Visit: To What End for India?

  Instead of half-baked attempts at military diplomacy, India should impart greater clarity of expression and purpose to its military relationship with China. Is China a ‘strategic partner’ or a ‘strategic competitor’? Or both?

  Jabin T. Jacob

  3 September 2018

  Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  border incursions, Chinese military, diplomacy, India-China relations, Indian military, Line of Actual Control (LAC), military CBMs, military reforms

• Arunachal Pradesh in the Sino-Indian Boundary Dispute: Constant Claims, Changing Politics

  The persistent Sino-Indian boundary dispute needs to be seen within the framework of centre-periphery relations in China and India and well as of their different political systems.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  17 September 2015

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Arunachal Pradesh, border incursions, boundary dispute, dams, democracy, economic development, infrastructure development, Line of Actual Control (LAC), stapled visas, Tibet

• Sino-Indian Relations at 60: Looking Ahead to the Next Decade

  2010 marked the sixtieth anniversary of established diplomatic relations between China and India. Despite the initial euphoria attached to the concept of “Chindia,” the bilateral relationship between China and India continues to face numerous challenges.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  7 September 2011

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  1962 Sino-Indian conflict, Af-Pak, border incursions, infrastructure development, Pakistan, Sino-Indian relations, stapled visas, Tibet, United States