Prabhakar Gupta In a first by an Indian Prime Minister in 25 years, Manmohan Singh will be visiting Myanmar, starting May, 27. He will hold talks with President Thein Sein on May, 28, followed by a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss Myanmar's ongoing transformation into a full-fledged democracy. Considering the geostrategic significance of the resource rich Myanmar, the … [Read more...] about India should not become its own worst enemy in Myanmar
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Chinese Occupied J&K is a strategic dimension in Siachen
Prabhakar Gupta Siachen is once again in the news, thanks to General Kayani’s peace overtures in the backdrop of the avalanche mishap at the Pakistani post, Gayari, on the glacier. This overture, supported by the lusterless meeting in New Delhi between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan, has impelled Pakistan to put the demilitarisation … [Read more...] about Chinese Occupied J&K is a strategic dimension in Siachen
India should reinvent its China policy
Prabhakar Gupta Simple facts of the two fastest growing economies of the world amply show that the Chinese dragon is way ahead of the Indian elephant. The two Asian giants, share a 4,250-kilometre border and trade goods and services in excess of $60 billion every year. But when it comes to slights, perceived or otherwise, Beijing’s memory is elephantine. India has given … [Read more...] about India should reinvent its China policy
Pakistan: A lapdog of Chinese masters
Prabhakar Gupta Last monsoon, while the attention of the world was focused on the flood-ravaged Indus River valley, a geopolitical game plan was quietly unfolding in the Himalayan borderlands of northern Pakistan. Islamabad was quietly handing over de facto control of Gilgit-Baltistan a disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir to China and that too for keeps. The latest proposal … [Read more...] about Pakistan: A lapdog of Chinese masters
The great games in the Asia Pacific region
Jaibans Singh Big power rivalries and games have come to stay in the Asian region. The main players in the game now are the US, China and India. Pakistan, which has for long remained a frontline state for the US, has now been relegated to a secondary perhaps innocuous position. The great game is now poised to be played in the Asia pacific region. The US has recently taken a … [Read more...] about The great games in the Asia Pacific region