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Squeezed by an India-China Standoff, Bhutan Holds Its Breath
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Squeezed by an India-China Standoff, Bhutan Holds Its Breath Steven Lee Myers, India says it is ac
Read Full ArticleMilitary conflicts to escalate if India refuses to withdraw troops
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Addressing the ongoing border face-off between China and India, Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj told her country’s parliament on Thursday that “all countries are in India’s support,” and said India is alert to the need to protect its security near “the border where the boundaries of China, India and Bhutan meet,” Indian media reported Thursday. She was
Read Full ArticleThird country’s army’ could enter Kashmir at Pak’s request: Chinese media
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It’s the first time Chinese state media has brought Pakistan and Kashmir into the narrative. A “third country’s” Army could enter Kashmir at Pakistan’s request, using the “same logic” the Indian Army used to stop the Chinese military from constructing a road in the Doklam area in the Sikkim sector on behalf of Bhutan, an analyst at a Chinese think tank
Read Full ArticleHindu nationalism risks pushing India into war with China
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India harbors deep strategic suspicion toward China. It considers China as a rival and a potential enemy. For a long time, it has hyped that China is pursuing what is called the “String of Pearls” to encircle India. Despite China’s goodwill in inviting India to join the Belt and Road initiative, India insists on interpreting the project as a part of China’s strategic con
Read Full ArticleIndia and China’s Tug of War Over Sri Lanka
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India and China’s Tug of War Over Sri Lanka India sets out to check China’s efforts to turn the island into a maritime hub on its “Belt and Road.” By Yigal Chazan Unnerved by growing Chinese influence in Sri Lanka, India is seeking to strengthen ties with the Colombo government through economic cooperation as the In
Read Full ArticleIndia's China War CIRCA 2017 ? written by Ikram Sehgal
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A month or so ago Indian troops trespassed and forcibly halted China extending a border road through Donglang plateau (called Doklam by India) at a junction between China, Sikkim (annexed by India) and Bhutan. Sourabh Gupta says it “is wholly a matter between Beijing and Thimpu (Bhutan’s capital). Until such time, Bhutan – let alone India, which has no locus standi
Read Full ArticleThis is India’s China war, round two and With India and China interacting over...
0 comments | by Neville Maxwell
With India and China interacting over more than 3,000km of undefined frontier, friction is constant and that one day it would break back into border war has seemed inevitable. Two great Indian delusions have created this situation. The lesser of these was the outright falsehood spun in the shock of immediate and utter Indian defeat in 1962’s Round One border war with China, when, aft
Read Full ArticleSINO-INDIAN TENSIONS - India Over the Dalai Lama's Visit
0 comments | by Waqar K Kauravi and Umar Waqar
As reported by Economic Times , China has for the first time announced "standardised" official names for six places in Arunachal Pradesh, days after it lodged strong protests with India over the Dalai Lama's visit to the frontier state. The move was aimed at reaffirming China's claim over the state. China claims the state as 'South Tibet'. India has dismissed the renamin
Read Full ArticleThe CPEC Factor in the Chinese-Indian Relations
0 comments | by Vladimir Terekhov
The ambitious project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which has been repeatedly discussed in NEO, is gradually moving to the center stage in the troubled bilateral relations between the two Asian giants – China and India. It should be reminded that we are talking about the construction of transport (rail and road) infrastructure with a total length of almost 1,500
Read Full ArticleIndia warns China over border road 'security' threat
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India warns China over border road 'security' threat AFP India condemned a new road that China is building on the rivals' Himalayan border on Friday, saying it raises “serious security” concerns. The two sides are trading increasingly stern diplomatic warnings over the new hotspot, a re
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