Prabhakar Gupta India’s contention of Pakistan’s sponsored terrorism affecting the entire South Asian region has finally found another voice and that too from Pakistan’s most enduring ally - China. For the first time, China blamed Uygur “militants” trained in Pakistan for the deadly violence in its restive Xinjiang province, which left at least 20 people dead recently. The … [Read more...] about China’s disaffection with Pakistan over terror
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Violence in Xinjiang may lead to China-Pakistan impasse
Jaibans Singh The restive Xinjiang province in China has been in the throes of violent incidents for the past one month or so. In the most recent incidents, about 20 people have reportedly been killed by members of the minority Uighur community in what is being termed as ‘terrorist attacks”. In yet another incident, about a week ago, rioters stormed a police station in Hotan; … [Read more...] about Violence in Xinjiang may lead to China-Pakistan impasse
India must engage China head-on!!
Prabhakar Gupta India’s preoccupation with Pakistan has, very often, been at the cost of engaging China effectively. As it is, China is virtually a closed country with a media and polity held captive by an authoritarian regime, a lack of interest in its affairs by the Indian government, Indian media and the Indian people gives it all the more leverage to go about fructifying … [Read more...] about India must engage China head-on!!
PLA : China’s tool for national/international aggression
Karan Bandesha China continues to be an enigma for India as also the international community. Not much is known about the policies of the communist regime since the leadership keeps its counsel close to its heart. However, there are three aspects on which there is no difference of opinion. First, China has become a dominant player in the global arena, it has considerable … [Read more...] about PLA : China’s tool for national/international aggression
China’s `String of Pearls’ policy is ready to engulf India
by Prabhakar Gupta Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has recently remarked at a press conference that India should be prepared to deal with the new Chinese “assertiveness”. While doing so he was probably referring to the Chinese `String of Pearls’ policy, which security experts feel, could choke India in the near future. One would not want to accuse the Prime minister of being … [Read more...] about China’s `String of Pearls’ policy is ready to engulf India