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India repeats mistakes of 1962 with continued violation of China's sovereignty, I mean India is emphasized that India is echoing events of 1962 with continued violation of China's sovereignty. Beijing's historical claim dates back to the Convention between Great Britain and China relating to...

India has steadily established an "border management posture" near the Sikkim under this strategy, with additional soldiers being deployed after proper acclimatisation for any contingency in the region located at an altitude over 11,000-feet. Diplomatic channels are being kept open by India...

India’s internal situation, from Gorkhaland to Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), has become more fragile than it has been in a decade. The Chinese might think it is easier to put an Indian government on the back foot, and in part that seems to be the intention. India has to find that sweet spot...

India must calibrate both its message and military moves to keep Bhutan on track with the special bilateral ties There are many strings that tie Bhutan to India in a special and unique relationship, but none are as strong as the ones laid down on the ground: 1,500 km, to be precise, of roads...

For India too, the options are limited. Backing down and pulling out is too an option as it would tantamount to letting down Bhutan and would have balance relations with our Iron Brother China so that these two parties sort their matter out bilaterally. :enjoy: If India doesn't withdraw its...

Indian troops must “conscientiously pull back” from the area if they wanted to resolve the issue. The rights and wrongs are very clear and even senior Indian officials have openly stated that Chinese troops did not enter the Indian territory, In other words, the Indian side admitted to entering...

The Chinese border troops have taken initial countermeasures at the site and will step up targeted deployment and training, while also promising increased military deployment and training along the frontier with India, following an ongoing border dispute.

Bye bye ‘peaceful rise’: Dealing with China on Doklam is Modi government’s toughest foreign policy test yet China had a reasonably successful week – Beijing ordered Vietnam to stop drilling for oil in the South China Sea, or bad things would happen. The country that delivered a crushing blow to...

One is a veteran journalist who has watched the India-China engagement for six decades, and disagrees strongly with the official Indian narrative. The other was India’s Ambassador to China until 2016, and has been one of New Delhi’s key negotiators with Beijing. The Indian Express put the same...

Our Iron Brother China wants peace and stability in the China-India border areas, but make no mistake, that does not mean our iron brother will compromise in any way on the issue of territorial sovereignty. The responsibility for this incident is solely on India's side. The nature of this...

Indian officials say about 300 soldiers from either side are facing each other at Doklam China’s defence ministry on Monday warned India not to harbour any illusions about the Chinese military’s ability to defend its territory, amid a festering border dispute. The stand-off on a plateau next...

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BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Indian military's trespassing into China's territory of Doklam region has displayed a quite obvious tendency toward opportunism and adventurism. The blatant move, which tramples on international law, shows that India has stood ready to maximize its interests on...

As the Indo-China border impasse at Doklam continues without a tangible end in sight, there are several important takeaways to note here. To start with, China has adopted an overtly aggressive position on the issue, it being the aggrieved party. The ‘conditionalities’ from Beijing include...

Asserting that turning a deaf ear to Beijing will worsen the standoff at Doklam, a Chinese media report has said it is expecting India to abide by the basic principles of international law. Should India worry about the Chinese encirclement...

Doklam standoff: Chinese foreign minister Wang tells Phoenix TV 'Indian troops should simply pull out of Chinese territory'.

From Doklam to Indian Ocean: New Delhi and China tensions grow India-China ties, already weighed down by a Himalayan border dispute, are set for further pressure amid territorial concerns in the Indian Ocean Beijing has been expanding its naval presence there, triggering worry from New...

Zhou Bo says the stakes are high for both India and China, but New Delhi's moral disadvantages in the issue, including its stance towards Bhutan, a sovereign state, weaken its position The stand-off between Chinese and Indian troops in the Doklam area of the Sikkim section of the China-India...

China reminds us of internal vulnerabilities close to Doklam. Most can be fixed if BJP puts national interest above politics. The past three weeks have exposed us to an unknown strategic reality: the Chinese media. Through this ongoing tussle in Doklam, it has continued to raise the alert...