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Abhijit Bhattacharyya
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The writer is an alumnus of the National Defence College, and the author of China in India.
    Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP/File)Opinion
    Out at sea: China's new power play

    Every nation is a land power, but few nations can be, or are, land-sea powers.

    6 April 2017 6:16 AM IST

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    Silk Road: China's new battleground

    Beijing's threat to Taiwan is a routine breakfast-lunch-tea-dinner syndrome.

    28 March 2017 4:37 AM IST

    Indian navy personnel display their skills during Naval Day celebrations at the Arabian Sea. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Can Indian Navy afford a mutiny?

    The Japanese Navy too has traditionally been active on the Pacific Ocean owing to its proximity and vastness.

    20 March 2017 2:18 AM IST

    There is no doubt that the Sino-Indian border has become more problematic than what it was 100 years ago. And the bad news is that both sides have to answer first to their domestic audience before addressing the bilateral issue.Opinion
    Why is China trying to shift goalposts?

    There is no doubt that the Sino-Indian border has become more problematic than what it was 100 years ago.

    15 March 2017 3:45 AM IST

    China flagOpinion
    How asymmetry' is practised, Chinese style

    When India talks of NSG and terrorists, Beijing would like to deflect them under the guise of technical' issues and...

    8 March 2017 2:09 AM IST

    Indian navy personnel display their skills during Naval Day celebrations at the Arabian Sea. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Navy needs indigenous carriers, subs

    India's naval buildup is overshadowed by chronic time and cost overruns.

    20 Feb 2017 2:34 AM IST

    Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures as he speaks on \Reviving Indian Wisdom in Contemporary India at a public event in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Tackling hypertension, Chinese style

    Chinese consider the Dalai to be ill-informed and uneducated, thus is not qualified to speak at the commencement...

    13 Feb 2017 2:36 AM IST

    Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures as he speaks on \Reviving Indian Wisdom in Contemporary India at a public event in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Tackling hypertension, Chinese style

    Chinese consider the Dalai to be ill-informed and uneducated, thus is not qualified to speak at the commencement...

    13 Feb 2017 2:36 AM IST

    Pakistan flagOpinion
    Baloch almost got free' in 1947!

    In 1947, Balochistan consisted of four princely states of Las Bela, Kharan, Makran and Kalat.

    6 Feb 2017 5:49 AM IST

    The territories of independent India and Pakistan had to have the sanctity of law, and follow due process of law. (Photo: Representational Image)Opinion
    Territory issues: Why not play Tibet card?

    There is no way China can refer to a legally-acceded J&K to India as a disputed' territory.

    25 Jan 2017 2:06 AM IST

    Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP/File)Opinion
    China's 3Ts: Trade, terror, territory...

    Why has China imposed restrictions on its border with Pakistan at Xinjiang?

    17 Jan 2017 6:14 AM IST

    The image can be accessed by clicking on the historical imagery icon on Google Earth and scrolling back to May, 2016, said the report. (Photo: Twitter)Opinion
    Tackle Beijing juggernaut in the sea

    China also appears to have taken the lessons of naval history seriously.

    10 Jan 2017 2:52 AM IST

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