It should not surprise Indian defence planners if the Chinese test and prod the Indian military by opening up road-building, patrolling and other forms of activity in areas along the disputed boundary that have hitherto remained dormant or not seen any such activity at all.
Tag Archives: boundary dispute
Doklam Standoff: Not Forgetting Bhutan
One of the ways the Doklam incident should be read is as a way of China putting pressure to end the special nature of the India-Bhutan relationship.
Explaining Action and Reaction on Doklam
India can expect LAC incursions by China to continue, even pick up pace, and to display a qualitatively different nature in the coming months and years.
When Religion and Politics Mix: The Dalai Lama and India-China Relations
There is no real Tibet card for New Delhi to play and India ignores its own Buddhists while supporting the Dalai Lama.
1962: A Very Particular View
Review of Shiv Kunal Verma’s ‘1962: The War That Wasn’t’
Interpreting Ma Ying-jeou’s Visit to Taiping Island
What are the implications of the Taiwanese president’s visit to the Spratlys for his country’s international space? What possibilities lie ahead for the incoming DPP administration?
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.
China and the Modi Visit to Bangladesh
The Indian Prime Minister’s visit to Bangladesh in June 2015 did not go unnoticed in China and Beijing is working on countering its effects.
Assessing the Xi Visit: After the Optics, A Reality Check
China is not going to make big investments in Indian infrastructure development without adequate policy support from New Delhi and state governments.
Thinking about China in India 