The core issue is that there is no agreed LAC today as both parties have failed to exchange maps; this leaves the space for Beijing to create problems.
Menon was one of the strangest characters to have appeared on the political scene after independence.
While the world speaks of artificial intelligence and facial recognition, India can't find better ways to monitor unwanted elements on the borders.
Our issues with China are much graver on land than on the sea, where the Quad or the Indo-Pacific concept may not render us the support needed.
Even as Imran Khan visits China, the Chinese are concerned about their workers in Pakistan. They face pressure from the people of Balochistan, enraged at the misuse of their resources and the abuse of their human rights.
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Shake Chilli | 5-minute read
The US ‘condemning’ Pulwama is not enough. Given a range of complex new threats, India needs to keep its eyes, and its options, open.
Beijing does not appear to be in a hurry to change its stand on trans-border terrorism.
Most of India's container traffic is handled by Colombo port.
The Indian defence outlook post-Independence has been centered around to its land borders. New Delhi needs to look at the seas now.
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Beijing Diary | 8-minute read
If there was indeed a resolution, what were the terms?