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On September 8, 1962, units of Chinas Peoples Liberation Army had surrounded a small Indian Army post at Tsenjang on the northern bank of the Namka Chu stream just below the disputed Thagla ridge at the India-Bhutan-Tibet trijunction. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Mohan Guruswamy | 1962 lesson: How march of folly led us to disaster

The Indian Army was under pressure, but Gen. Thapar was still not prepared to bow to sheer stupidity

7 Sept 2021 3:19 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping (AFP)

Manish Tewari | Dragon desperate in wake of Xi's congress

From being the sick man of Asia at the turn of the 20th century to its current wolf warrior status, China has indeed...

23 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

Chinas President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening session of the 20th Chinese Communist Partys Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 16, 2022. - The effect was achieved through varying the lens focal length. (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP)

AA Edit | World's anxiety rises as Xi makes grip on China total

Xi will be in global focus as leader of one half of what is no more a unipolar world dominated by the US

18 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

Mohan Guruswamy | The 1962 India-China war: In dubious battle

Governmental decision-making still characterised by ad hocism and a tendency to grandstand

22 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command, Lt Gen MM Naravane, review the security situation and operational preparedness in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh, in Tawang. (PTI file photo)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | 1962 to 2022: No lessons learnt on tackling...

One only hopes that 60 years from now, history won't repeat itself in 2082

16 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Chinas new Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said that with two strong leaders at the helm in both the countries, the ties are set to reach new heights. (Photo: Twitter/ VikramMisri)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Time to join forces to take on Beijing's wolf...

Ambassador Sun Weidong only signalled the acute fear psychosis of his masters in Beijing, owing to transcontinental...

27 Aug 2022 12:00 AM IST

A military fighter jet flies above the Taiwan Strait as seen from the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, the closest point in mainland China to the island of Taiwan. (Photo: AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Beijing bully runs berserk: Taiwan today,...

What began in 1950 subsequently became a familiar pattern, leading to routine and repetitive acts

13 Aug 2022 12:14 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at an event to introduce new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

AA Edit | How real is the China threat?

An issue that may be of greater concern is the Chinese President's call for better use of its resources like tech to...

10 March 2023 12:10 AM IST

This handout photograph taken on April 4, 2023 and released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) shows Bhutans King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) walking along with Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PIB)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Bhutan, India and Dragon: Himalayan crisis...

The King of Bhutan had to rush to New Delhi last week to restore confidence and re-strengthen the economic and security...

14 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

Chinas 2.3 million-strong military is the worlds largest, and Pakistan has emerged as the biggest consumer of the China-produced military hardware. (Photo: Representational)

Close ties between China, Pak will help maintain regional peace,...

Pak is seeking to make China its main supplier of military hardware, partly due to the looser financial terms offered by...

30 March 2018 10:32 AM IST

Indias ability to negotiate is severely constricted owing to its diminished Net National Power over the past 80 months of the NDA/BJP rule. (Photo:AP)

Manish Tewari | A bad deal

The Sino-Indian disengagement deal in Eastern Ladakh is a bad deal

15 Feb 2021 4:47 AM IST

The prediction came in a 97-page annual report to Congress that saw advances throughout the Chinese military in 2016, funded by robust defence spending that the Pentagon estimated exceeded USD 180 billion. (Photo: AP/Representational)

More than 50 per cent youth unfit to join China Army

A media report cites reasons as masturbation and a sedentary lifestyle behind men being unfit to join PLA.

25 Aug 2017 3:07 AM IST