Jaibans Singh October, 20, 2012, will mark the 50th year of the Indo-China war. The current national preoccupation with corruption and incessant attention to other tomfoolery that keeps the modern Indian society busy has resulted in a miniscule level of attention to this historically very important event. Another reason for this important event being sidelined is the very … [Read more...] about Indo-China War 1962: A history ignored
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Indo-China War of 1962: Let’s not lose sight of our own blunders
Jaibans Singh The two Asian giants, India and China, had coexisted peacefully since times immemorial. There is no historical documentation, before the Indo-China war of 1962, of the two great civilisations having resorted to hostility and war to resolve issues. What makes things even more distressing is the fact that even a few years before the war, from 1950 to 1959, … [Read more...] about Indo-China War of 1962: Let’s not lose sight of our own blunders
Indo-China military relations: The present and the future
Prabhakar Gupta Over the past decade, there has been a growing fear of a "China Threat" within Indian strategist circles. Many in India feel that Beijing is engaged in encirclement and containment of India. Responding to this perceived threat, New Delhi has gradually been undertaking a combination of internal balancing by increasing its military capabilities on land … [Read more...] about Indo-China military relations: The present and the future
Indo-China dynamics in a global arena
Prabhakar Gupta Mention China and India to economists and their first thought will be rapid growth, and second, how differently the two economies are achieving this. China took the conventional route of manufacturing led growth and is now recognised as a global leader in manufactured exports. India followed the unconventional route of service-led growth and has acquired a … [Read more...] about Indo-China dynamics in a global arena
The time for Indo-China convergence has arrived
Prabhakar Gupta The South Asian sub-continent is presently going through a difficult period with two local super powers, India and China, attempting to find ways and means to co-exist despite many differences. The attempt is in the backdrop of escalated chances of conflict as their growing spheres of influence overlap. After India and Vietnam recently agreed to jointly explore … [Read more...] about The time for Indo-China convergence has arrived