Independent Tibet is India\'s best security against China: Activist Tenzin Tsundue
4 years, 6 months ago

Independent Tibet is India\'s best security against China: Activist Tenzin Tsundue

Deccan Chronicle  

Tenzin Tsundue first came into spotlight in 2002, when he climbed the scaffolding outside the Mumbai hotel where erstwhile premier Zhu Rongji was staying, displaying a banner which read "Free Tibet: China, Get Out" and the Tibetan national flag. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, the writer and activist dwells on the question of Tibet vis-à-vis the tense relationship between India and China, among others things. How does the China factor impact India vis-à-vis its approach towards Tibet? India must realise that it shared a border with Tibet for Centuries and that China is an alien nation whose ultimate goal is to be the global ruler. You have already termed fear psychosis as a reason for India’s cautious approach towards China.

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Xi’s moment to work outlasting peace with India
1 week, 2 days ago

Xi’s moment to work outlasting peace with India

Hindustan Times  

Despite China and India both being headed by their most consequential leaders of the last few decades, the two haven’t been able to permanently resolve their outstanding disputes. First, as is evident from the communique issued in the October 2022 Plenary of the Communist Party of China, Xi has heralded his period as a “New Era” in Chinese history — …

An India-China reset needs bold and new thinking
2 weeks, 2 days ago

An India-China reset needs bold and new thinking

The Hindu  

The hallmark of mature leaders is to resolve disputes peacefully and not let them escalate into conflicts. Second, India must not deviate from its “One China” policy by appearing to support Taiwan’s independence or to play the “Tibet” card. With the U.S. under Trump 2.0 threatening to hike tariffs on Chinese imports, India’s large and fast-expanding market offers a growth …

Pinching the dragon’s tail on future of Tibet
6 months, 1 week ago

Pinching the dragon’s tail on future of Tibet

Hindustan Times  

The recent visit of the United States Congressional delegation to Dharamshala and the Dalai Lama’s visit to New York have catapulted Tibet to newspaper headlines. The first US Tibet Policy Act of 2002 had been a mild articulation of the need to protect Tibet’s water security and its environment, promised assistance to Tibetan refugees and urged China to engage with …

The real threat to the ‘India as we know it’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The real threat to the ‘India as we know it’

The Hindu  

With the 17th Lok Sabha having ended, the stage is now set for the general election. The spectre of ‘Hindu majoritarianism’, whether intended or not, thus looms large in the minds of sections of the public, alongside a perception that ‘Mandir’ defines the nature of politics in an election year. The Opposition charge sheet includes aspects such as attempts to …

Review: Understanding the India China Border: The Enduring Threat of War in the High Himalayas by Manoj Joshi
1 year, 4 months ago

Review: Understanding the India China Border: The Enduring Threat of War in the High Himalayas by Manoj Joshi

Hindustan Times  

The 72-day Doklam crisis was a turning point in the matter of the disputed border called the Line of Actual Control between India and China as it facilitated the People’s Liberation Army’s passage from border management to war preparation. Not only did China succeed in this, but it also managed to “shake Bhutan loose from the close embrace of India, …

Why China has permanent adversarial attitude towards India
1 year, 5 months ago

Why China has permanent adversarial attitude towards India

Hindustan Times  

The standard refrain of Chinese leadership to Indian leadership raising the border issue is that boundary differences should be put in a “proper place” and that the two countries should work together towards normalization of the bilateral relations in other areas. Sure enough, the PLA had a stand-off with Indian Army in the Depsang Bulge area, south of Daulet Beg …

India’s China strategy needs to be debated
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s China strategy needs to be debated

The Hindu  

The Chinese have a knack for making headlines on India’s borders. Zhang Yongpan, of the Institute of Chinese Borderland Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, claims that China’s move to “standardise” names in Zangnan “completely falls within China’s sovereignty and it is also in accordance with the regulation on the administration of geographical names”. Happymon Jacob has identified …

The View from India | India’s message to China
1 year, 8 months ago

The View from India | India’s message to China

The Hindu  

As the Chinese Defence Minister, General Li Shangfu, visited New Delhi last week for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers’ Meeting, his host, India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, had a clear message for him and Beijing: that the violation of existing agreements by China had “eroded the entire basis of bilateral relations. Their 45 minute-long bilateral talks last week were …

A plan to counter China economically
1 year, 8 months ago

A plan to counter China economically

Hindustan Times  

Over the past few years, the growing aggression of the Chinese Communist Party has rang alarm bells across the world. Indian policymakers declared that India’s dependence on Chinese imports must be curtailed, and the old motto of self-reliance regained currency. On the trade front, India’s dependence on China remains higher than it was in the decade leading up to the …

India's Policy Towards China Must Leverage Latter's Two-Front Situation
1 year, 9 months ago

India's Policy Towards China Must Leverage Latter's Two-Front Situation

The Quint  

While a ‘two-front’ dilemma has posed a critical security challenge to India for quite some time, China fears a similar situation, which hasn’t received enough attention within Indian strategic circles. After the Communist Party of China won the civil war against the Guomindang nationalist government and forced the latter to flee to Taiwan in 1949, it feared a US-backed GMD …

Is there a way out of the troubled India-China relationship?
1 year, 11 months ago

Is there a way out of the troubled India-China relationship?

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:35 IST India-China relations have gone through cycles of conflict and cooperation over nearly 75 years. In my 2020 book written just after the Galwan clash, India Versus China: Why They Are Not Friends, I suggested that one way of thinking about the long-term conflict between the two sides is in terms of four Ps: …

No point in returning to China, India is the best place: Dalai Lama
2 years ago

No point in returning to China, India is the best place: Dalai Lama

India Today  

The Dalai Lama said on Monday that there is no point in returning to China and he prefers living in India, calling it his “permanent home”. #WATCH | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh: Dalai Lama says, ".There is no point in returning to China. Born as Lhamo Thondup on June 6, 1935, he was identified as the 14th incarnation of the Dalai …

India should be prepared for war with China: Why Xi Jinping may be tempted to open Himalayan fronts well before Taiwan
2 years ago

India should be prepared for war with China: Why Xi Jinping may be tempted to open Himalayan fronts well before Taiwan

Firstpost  

Common sense says China would not make the mistake of attacking India, a rising power with a military that is among the best in the world. In fact, if one looks closely at the infrastructural development pursued by China in the last decade, and especially since 2020, it becomes obvious that Xi Jinping has a bigger and more ambitious Himalayan …

Head-on | How a rising India can counter China’s geopolitical challenge
2 years, 4 months ago

Head-on | How a rising India can counter China’s geopolitical challenge

Firstpost  

China’s pre-occupation with Taiwan over the next few years along with its continuing economic slowdown presents India with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebalance the geopolitical odds in its favour Indian policymakers have several economic, geopolitical and military levers to counter the challenge China poses to India’s orderly rise as a regional power today and as a global power in the …

China’s engagement with world largely driven by commercial, strategic interests: Prof Swaran Singh
2 years, 4 months ago

China’s engagement with world largely driven by commercial, strategic interests: Prof Swaran Singh

New Indian Express  

A: India-Bhutan relations are unique and Indian military had successfully withstood an eye-ball to eye-ball in Doklam sector in 2017. Second, China’s incremental two-steps forward one-step backward attempts with the rest of the neighbourhood have proven ineffective so far making China change its strategy to sustained heavy deployments and modernisation of its frontier areas. The fact that world powers today …

How India’s foreign policy ‘independence’ applies to China, too
2 years, 6 months ago

How India’s foreign policy ‘independence’ applies to China, too

Firstpost  

The Chinese Foreign Minister recently praised his Indian counterpart for calling out Western ‘meddling’, and also acknowledged it as a ‘sign of New Delhi’s independence’. He needs to realise that this independence also applies to China At his maiden meeting with India’s new envoy Pradeep Kumar Rawat in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated that “common interests between the …

China is India’s Threat No.1, Wang Yi Visit Just a Strategic Pause in Beijing’s Campaign of Aggression
2 years, 9 months ago

China is India’s Threat No.1, Wang Yi Visit Just a Strategic Pause in Beijing’s Campaign of Aggression

News 18  

Visit of Chinese foreign minister to New Delhi without prior official announcement has generated immense excitement. Two decades later, when India is experiencing frequent incursions like in Doklam and Ladakh, the latter has lasted almost two years, besides open support to Pakistan on bilateral issues like Jammu and Kashmir has made George Fernandes’s 1998 statement ‘profound’. Resultantly, China now became …

India needs to shed its defensive policies and proactively counter China
3 years ago

India needs to shed its defensive policies and proactively counter China

Firstpost  

China’s intransigence to implement border protocols that it signed with India, its belligerent militarism and border domination efforts, and forays in the Indian neighbourhood have strained its ties with India Barring a remote possibility of resuming active military hostilities in the border areas, India’s relations with China are headed towards continued armed stalemate in the new year of Tiger, in …

China intimidated by support for Tibet, says ‘Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’
3 years ago

China intimidated by support for Tibet, says ‘Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’

The Hindu  

China is “intimidated” by the increasing support for the independence of Tibet, the “Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile” has said in response to reports that the Embassy of China in India wrote to MPs who had participated in a December 22 meeting of the All-Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet. In a statement, the organisation said it “openly welcomes” a negotiation on Tibet’s …

Why Tibet is still crucial to India-China relations
3 years, 1 month ago

Why Tibet is still crucial to India-China relations

Live Mint  

Tibet has always been a factor in India-China relations. In her new book, The Fractured Himalaya: India-Tibet-China, 1949-1962, Nirupama Rao, a former Indian ambassador to China and the US as well as former foreign secretary, explores the early years of this relationship, which remain controversial in India since they culminated in India’s military defeat in the war of 1962. Rao’s …

India urged to spell out policy on Tibetan exiles
3 years, 1 month ago

India urged to spell out policy on Tibetan exiles

The Hindu  

With growing concerns in New Delhi about China’s transgressions at the Line of Actual Control and reports of the settlement of villages along it, the leadership of the Tibetan community in exile says it is concerned that China might be “pushing” more Tibetans out to the border areas while using the opportunity to settle more mainland Chinese in Tibetan cities. …

India ramps up Himalayan border security after clashes with China
3 years, 2 months ago

India ramps up Himalayan border security after clashes with China

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi deploys cruise missiles, howitzers, choppers and Israeli-made drones along the treacherous mountain ranges. Fatal geography Officers in the region say last year’s clash highlighted the urgent need to fortify the military’s frontier presence, after fruitless talks with Beijing to ease the border build-up on both sides. “These tunnels … will mean all-weather connectivity for locals and security forces …

India Must ‘Liberate’ Its Tibet Policy, Raise Human Rights Violations On The ‘Roof of the World’
3 years, 3 months ago

India Must ‘Liberate’ Its Tibet Policy, Raise Human Rights Violations On The ‘Roof of the World’

ABP News  

In 1951, a tragedy was played out on the Roof of the World, on the most peaceful people on Earth. With Galwan clashes fresh in memory and the negotiations over disengagement moving at a snail’s pace, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Tibet in July this year ruffled many feathers in India. In the book ‘Meltdown in Tibet: China’s …

Xi Jinping’s Tibet Visit Signals Hardened Chinese Position on Border Issue with India
3 years, 5 months ago

Xi Jinping’s Tibet Visit Signals Hardened Chinese Position on Border Issue with India

News 18  

President Xi Jinping’s Tibet visit on July 20-21 has significance on many counts for the future of Tibet and India-China ties. Xi’s policies are totally counter to Dalai Lama’s position on a genuinely autonomous Tibet as part of China. The reference to stability in Tibet through governing its frontiers well makes no sense as the cause of instability is China’s …

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | India's Tibet policy
3 years, 6 months ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | India's Tibet policy

The Hindu  

In this episode of Worldview, our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar takes a deeper look at whether India is rethinking its Tibet Policy and the impact of Tibet on India-China relations. In 1959, when the Dalai Lama fled to India, PM Nehru gave him and Tibetan refugees shelter, and they set up the Tibetan government in exile, which continues to …

The ball is in China’s court, writes Harsh V Pant
4 years, 1 month ago

The ball is in China’s court, writes Harsh V Pant

Hindustan Times  

India’s recalibration of its ties with China continues apace even as the situation along the Himalayan frontier remains tense. From Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeting China at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit to external affairs minister S Jaishankar talking of the need to respect territorial integrity and sovereignty at the East Asia summit, New Delhi is now more vocal than …

India reminds China of its redlines on sovereignty issues
4 years, 2 months ago

India reminds China of its redlines on sovereignty issues

Live Mint  

India on Thursday reminded China of its redlines on sovereignty issues including the status of the union territory of Ladakh that Beijing has said it does not recognize as a military standoff along their border continued though Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar held out the hope that talks could yield a solution. It comes three years after India’s close neighbor …

After intruding, China warns India to move back
4 years, 4 months ago

After intruding, China warns India to move back

India Today  

A day after Chinese troops "carried out provocative military movements" near Pangong Tso lake on Saturday night, Beijing threatened India to withdraw troops from the area. “China strongly opposes the acts and urges India to immediately withdraw the troops that have illegally crossed the LAC,” said PLA Western Theater Command according to Chinese media reports. “Chinese troops are taking necessary …

China & India Jointly Safeguarding Peace at Borders, Beijing's Future Diplomatic Priority: Official
4 years, 4 months ago

China & India Jointly Safeguarding Peace at Borders, Beijing's Future Diplomatic Priority: Official

News 18  

China and India jointly safeguarding peace and security along the borders and the two countries together maintaining sound development of bilateral ties is one of Beijing's future diplomatic priorities, a senior Chinese official said here on Monday. Asked about China's diplomatic priorities in future as the international landscape is undergoing changes unseen in a century due to the COVID-19 pandemic, …

The Democracy Factor in Indian Foreign Policy Amid the New Cold War Between China & US
4 years, 5 months ago

The Democracy Factor in Indian Foreign Policy Amid the New Cold War Between China & US

News 18  

As tensions in Sino-Indian relations continue to escalate, the role of democracy in shaping India’s response to growing Chinese assertion has become increasingly prominent. Yet although US President Donald Trump can undermine Chinese influence from afar, India’s geographical proximity to China places them in an extremely volatile position. By banning various Chinese mobile applications, including top social media platforms such …

China Not Strategic Threat to India, an Invisible Virus is Bigger Danger, Says Chinese Ambassador
4 years, 5 months ago

China Not Strategic Threat to India, an Invisible Virus is Bigger Danger, Says Chinese Ambassador

News 18  

China is not a strategic threat to India and does not harbour expansionist agenda, Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong said on Thursday, claiming the country is dedicated to peaceful development. First, #China is committed to peaceful development, and is not a“strategic threat”to #India.— Sun Weidong July 30, 2020 Invisible virus rather than China is the threat. It is short-sighted …

'Invisible virus, not China, a threat to India': Ambassador Sun Weidong says nations should handle relations cautiously
4 years, 5 months ago

'Invisible virus, not China, a threat to India': Ambassador Sun Weidong says nations should handle relations cautiously

Firstpost  

The Chinese ambassador to India said the two neighbours need to straighten views on three key issues, including that Beijing is not a strategic threat to New Delhi India and China should handle relations “cautiously, calmly and rationally” while avoiding “suspicion and confrontration”, Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong said on Thursday. Stating that “China’s basic policy towards India remains …

The main planks in a counter-China policy
4 years, 5 months ago

The main planks in a counter-China policy

The Hindu  

The situation along the China-India border in Ladakh region is still tense. India’s strategic thinkers and planners must keep this in mind, while drawing up plans to checkmate China’s predatory actions in the mountainous border regions. Such programmes not only provide an enduring link between India and these countries but also help contrast India’s ‘untied aid’ with that of countries …

Tibetan activists warn India against CCP's expansionist designs, condemn China's actions at LAC
4 years, 6 months ago

Tibetan activists warn India against CCP's expansionist designs, condemn China's actions at LAC

Op India  

In the aftermath of the violent Galwan Valley face-off, the movement to free Tibet from the clutches of China has once again gathered steam. The Tibetan Youth Congress had recently held a protest opposite the Chinese Consulate General in Toronto in support of the Indian Army and had called for the end of China’s occupation of Tibet. CTA representative in …

China betrayed India, says Tibet\'s government-in-exile head Lobsang Sangay
4 years, 6 months ago

China betrayed India, says Tibet\'s government-in-exile head Lobsang Sangay

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: President of Central Administration of Tibet in exile, Dr Lobsang Sangay, on Monday urged India to take a proactive and prominent role in containing 'expansionist' China in the region and help in resolving the issue of Tibet. Dr Sangay said the military aggression by PLA is not the first time in the region and will not be the …

China has an asymmetric advantage over India that lies within India
4 years, 6 months ago

China has an asymmetric advantage over India that lies within India

Op India  

While India’s western border has always been hot, of late tensions have been mounting on the eastern front as well where till now, things had been peaceful at least on the surface. While Indian Armed Forces are fighting fit and can deliver more than a bloody nose to China, there are some other avenues in which China enjoys an asymmetric …

How India can keep China in check | Opinion
4 years, 6 months ago

How India can keep China in check | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

The June 15 clashes between India and China have finally broken the four-decade record of relative peace on the Himalayan frontier. India and China must create a new status quo through creative approaches The debate over China’s rise has been raging for the past two decades, if not since 1950, when the People’s Liberation Army swept into Tibet. Chinese scholar …

China border dispute may push India closer to some of Beijing’s top rivals
4 years, 6 months ago

China border dispute may push India closer to some of Beijing’s top rivals

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Relations between China and India have always been complicated. Graham Crouch/Bloomberg/Getty Images Encircling China In an editorial Wednesday, the influential Hindustan Times said that “China wants to limit New Delhi’s power and ambition; it wants India to accept Beijing’s primacy in Asia and beyond.” In response, the newspaper urged, New Delhi should “double down on its …

Tibet refugees in India reject new China law
4 years, 11 months ago

Tibet refugees in India reject new China law

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Days after People’s Congress of Tibet passed a new law to make “ethnic unity” mandatory in China, Tibetans living in India said this will lead to more repression and arrests of local Tibetans. The new law is seen by critics as a tool for ethnic cleansing and justify crackdowns on Tibetans just as a similar law was used …

India, Tibet and China: The Eternal Triangle
5 years, 7 months ago

India, Tibet and China: The Eternal Triangle

Op India  

On 12th April this year, a frail 83-year-old Lhamo Thondup was discharged from a hospital in New Delhi where he had spent 3 days due to ill health. After the fall of the Qing dynasty, the 13th Dalai Lama declared Tibet to be independent and defined the relationship between China and Tibet as “the existing relationship between Tibet and China …

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