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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.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP/File)

Xi gets PLA war-ready, India must wake up

The drone has six weapon bays under its wings, capable of carrying more ordinance than its predecessors, including up to...

25 Feb 2019 12:07 AM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman noted that the commencement of the delivery of Rafale jets has not begun. (Photo: PTI)

New dangers along the border for India

Kimathanka is one of the smallest and most remote hamlets in the northeastern district of Sankhuwasabha of Eastern...

24 Jan 2019 12:05 AM IST

President Xi Jinping to cut Chinas auto tariffs.

China: A Great Economic Game looms in 2019

Xi took the occasion to reassert the CPC's rule as the only key to weathering unimaginable perils and dangers.

28 Dec 2018 12:00 AM IST

President Xi Jinping to cut Chinas auto tariffs.

Emperor Xi's 'Voice' war expands, don't ignore it

In the West, more and more concerns are emerging about China's political influence over universities, cultural...

25 Sept 2018 12:53 AM IST

The future of China is not rosy, but perhaps the most surprising aspect is that Muslim nations around the world are keeping mum about the fate of the Uyghurs; nobody has so far dared to question China about its Muslim policy.

Why isn't China under fire for Xinjiang repression?

The problem is that the large majority of the population of the restive Muslim province is considered as extremistâ€.

10 Aug 2018 12:56 AM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

3 new Tibet airports near border pose threat

India should not fall back into a Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai' mood, even if a reset' of bilateral relations is necessary.

20 Jun 2018 1:04 AM IST

In this file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election and data privacy. (Photo: AP)

The strange world we live in: Psychological warfare, politics in the...

It was the way that the Soviet Union managed to influence Indian politics.

17 May 2018 1:29 AM IST

Dekyi Linka, the Indian Mission in Lhasa till 1952 (thereafter the Indian Consulate-General).

How Tibet lost its independence and India its gentle neighbour

It relates to the sequence of events and the role of KM Panikkar, the Indian Ambassador in China, during the weeks after...

23 March 2018 12:41 AM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)

Macron in India: Ties that keep growing

In a media interview in October 2017, French defence minister Florence Parly had declared India was France's major...

9 March 2018 5:14 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. (Photo: PTI)

Is India opening up? Some good signs

The media has often mentioned the report prepared by Lt. Gen. Henderson-Brooks on the October-November 1962 debacle.

16 Feb 2018 4:13 AM IST

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (Photo: AP)

India needs to be wary of Tibet development'

On his return to Dharamsala, the Tibetan monk announced that he may not travel abroad in future due to fatigue.

17 Dec 2017 12:05 AM IST

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman with her French counterpart Florence Parly, at the South Block in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Look West again, towards Paris

A PMO release said Prime Minister Modi appreciated the invaluable contribution of business leaders from both...

8 Nov 2017 1:33 AM IST