Tag: Line of Actual Control (LAC)

• Two Years After Border Clashes, India Still Lacks a Coherent China Policy

  Originally published at World Politics Review, 13 July 2022. It has been over two years since Chinese incursions in the summer of 2020 along the disputed India-China boundary in eastern Ladakh led to a series of skirmishes that left dozens of soldiers dead on both sides. Yet unlike a February 2019 confrontation with Pakistan, which…

• China exploits Wang Yi’s India visit to its advantage

  The Indian government allowed the Chinese envoy to grandstand and sell China’s narratives to the rest of the world

• India must beware of Chinese reassurances

  Always expressing optimism about the India-China relationship no matter what the circumstances is something of a standard operating procedure for Chinese interlocutors

• Assessing India’ China Policy in 2021

  It appears that the Indian government lacks the political will to deal with China firmly and unambiguously

• Signalling a Shift? Parsing the Indian Statement of the 13th India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting 

  If indeed, there is a rethink underway on the Indiangovernment’s approach to China on the LAC, it is about time.

• 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…

• 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.

• 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