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The writer is based in South India for the past 40 years. He writes on India, China, Tibet and Indo-French relations.

Apart from an intensive drive for PLA recruitment, the stability of the borders seems to be the Chinese leaderships main worry. Representational Image. (AFP)

Claude Arpi | China's new ethnic ploy in Tibet: Unity via marriage?

Both New Delhi and the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala must take up this issue seriously

30 Aug 2021 3:57 AM IST

The PLA has very few Tibetan soldiers and practically no local officers. (Representational image: AFP)

Claude Arpi | Bid to recruit Tibetans in China PLA may backfire

The PLA also knows well they can't trust the Tibetans: a word from their Leader in Dharamsala and the troops will desert

31 July 2021 7:01 AM IST

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama speaks during the World Peace and Harmony Conclave in Mumbai on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Claude Arpi | India must back Dalai's choice on his successor

Viewed from a political angle, many issues would be solved if the Dalai Lama decides to go for an 'emanation'

16 Jun 2021 9:03 AM IST

It is time for New Delhi to ask the Chinese government to repatriate to India the mortal remains of the brave Sikh soldier. (Stock Image)

Claude Arpi | Will Beijing return the remains of 1962 hero?

It is shocking that Beijing has never returned the remains of Subedar Joginder Singh, Param Vir Chakra, who died in...

13 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

$Students waving flags of the Communist Party as they prepare to watch a movie \The Founding of a Party\ in Yangzhou, in Chinas eastern Jiangsu province, to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. (Photo: AFP)$ Opinion

Claude Arpi | China's new weapon is political archaeology'

In February this year, the Communist Party of China (CPC) started a new campaign called Party History Learning and...

29 April 2021 4:10 AM IST

The YarlungTsangpo, which becomes the Siang on entering Arunachal Pradesh and later the Brahmaputra in Assam (and the Meghna in Bangladesh) is one of the most eco-sensitive regions of the planet. (Representational image: AFP)

Claude Arpi | Hydro, rail projects in Tibet a threat to India

A series of nine hydropower plants in cascade will definitely threaten life across the whole of India's Northeast region

6 April 2021 7:27 AM IST

Concrete collaborations are, and will be, undoubtedly difficult, they will face obstacles, which in the end can only help deepen bilateral relations. (Photo: AP)

Claude Arpi | Trusty old allies India, France can bond over big...

What is required for France and India is to take their relations to the next level

14 Feb 2021 4:14 AM IST

It has obviously not been a bad year for China: Hua Chunying, its foreign ministry spokesperson, described 2020 as a fantastic year It has obviously not been a bad year for China: Hua Chunying, its foreign ministry spokesperson, described 2020 as a fantastic year (Image:AP)

Claude Arpi | Will 2021 be China's & Xi's annus horribilis?

Has Beijing succeeded in intimidating India with its brazen info warfare?

5 Jan 2021 4:54 AM IST

Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay. (Photo: AP)

Claude Arpi | Use Tibet links, counter China in the Himalayas

Though the Indian government never wanted to be politically involved with Tibet, the age-old ties have remained alive

26 Nov 2020 5:20 AM IST

An Indian army convoy moves on the Srinagar- Ladakh highway at Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. The Indian military said it apprehended a Chinese soldier Monday, Oct. 19, in the remote Ladakh region, where the two countries are locked in a monthslong military standoff along their disputed border. (AP)

Claude Arpi | Step up pressure on Xi; bring France into Quad

The world is becoming aware of the double standards in Chinese propaganda, and for the first time it is taking steps to...

22 Oct 2020 10:33 AM IST

An Indian army vehicle moves towards Ladakh, amid India-China border dispute in eastern Ladakh, at Bara-lacha la mountain pass in Lahual district. PTI Photo

Claude Arpi | Chinese mischief likely in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand

The first Chinese incursion in Barahoti, in today's Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, occurred in June 1954

29 Aug 2020 4:30 PM IST

Representational image (AFP)

Claude Arpi | How Xi Jinping failed to learn the basics from Tzu's Art...

It's not that the new Great Helmsman hasn't received military training

28 July 2020 5:54 PM IST