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India’s tactical responses to Chinese transgression attempts in Ladakh left china stuck in quicksand: EFSAS
Asia

India’s tactical responses to Chinese transgression attempts in Ladakh left china stuck in quicksand: EFSAS

A European-based think tank has said India’s “tactically sound responses” to the Chinese attempts to unilaterally change status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) “has left China stuck in a quicksand of its own making that it can neither extricate itself easily from nor remain stuck in for too long”.“India has taken a leaf out of China’s book and has taken control of some strategic heights not only on the southern bank of the Pangong Tso, but also its northern bank, bolstering its position, taking Beijing aback”, the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) said.“Despite the repeated incidents near Pangong Tso over the last few days and the visible erosion of trust, the saving grace is that public statements emanating from the two countries still seem to be prioritising
PLA veterans, hurt cadres could launch ‘armed’ action against CCP regime: Chinese dissident
China, Opinion

PLA veterans, hurt cadres could launch ‘armed’ action against CCP regime: Chinese dissident

Chinese dissident Jianli Yang has said that disgruntled retired Army veterans and serving China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres, who are hurt by the treatment meted out by the government, can form a formidable force capable of challenging the leadership of Xi Jinping and launch a collective and "armed" anti-regime action.In an opinion piece, Jianli, son of a former Communist Party leader, said that Beijing, which reels under the fear that the admittance that it had lost troops, that too more in number than its opponent, could lead to such major trouble and domestic unrest, that the very regime of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) could be put at stake."The PLA has long been a key pillar of the CCP's power. If the sentiments of the serving PLA cadres are hurt and they get together w...
China is so fixed on the US, it may lose India
Opinion

China is so fixed on the US, it may lose India

Mid-June witnessed two significant events related to China's foreign relations: a deadly clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers along the disputed border killing soldiers on both sides, and a special meeting in Hawaii between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Yang Jiechi, director of the Office of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Foreign Affairs Commission.Indian news and public discussions have been dominated by the border clash since it happened but it barely made headlines in China. Meanwhile, the meeting between Pompeo and Yang garnered significant attention by Chinese official media and social media. This is telling of China’s diplomatic priority.China is obviously of paramount importance to India's foreign policy. China's every move is scrutinized by Indians, and every is
Indians demand ban on Chinese apps after 20 Indian soldiers killed in Galwan valley stand-off
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Indians demand ban on Chinese apps after 20 Indian soldiers killed in Galwan valley stand-off

Angry over the killing of 20 Indian soldiers in a stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops on June 15, Indian citizens are now demanding a complete ban on Chinese apps in the country – a move which has already led to a dip in popularity of famous Chinese apps.Popular Chinese apps like TikTok, PUBG, Bigo Live, Helo and Likee have already shown dip in download after the cross border tension at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh region."I believe, we the citizens of India should launch a campaign to completely boycott China and everything even remotely associated with it," Abhishek Yadav, a medical student in New Delhi said.He added: "Their army is unprofessional and businessmen unscrupulous. Their telecom players have been drawing billions by duping innocent people. Their key obje
China violated Panchsheel agreement on several occasions: Tibetan Youth Congress chief
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China violated Panchsheel agreement on several occasions: Tibetan Youth Congress chief

The chief of Tibetan Youth Congress, Gonpo Dhondup has accused Beijing of betraying New Delhi on several occasions despite having signed the Panchsheel Agreement in 1954."Former Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visited China and signed the Panchsheel Treaty (The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence). India has maintained friendly relations with China, but China is betraying India globally. After the Panchsheel Treaty, there was a war in 1962. And despite the dialogue there was another war in 1967 and there is a continuing war in 1975," Dhondup said.He said that India should not trust China, especially the Asian country's Communist regime."What China does is, first they encroach 20-30 kms of the territory and after continuous dialogue they step back 2-3 kms. So, they have already i...
People of PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan stand with Indian Army in fight against China, says activist
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People of PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan stand with Indian Army in fight against China, says activist

Dr Amjad Ayub Mirza, a political activist from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), who is living in exile in Glasgow, has expressed anger over Chinese aggression at the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh and has pledged to support the Indian Army.Mirza, who hails from Mirpur in PoK, said, "For 70 years, the people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan have been kept separate from India. India is facing a tough time because of China's aggression, which along with Pakistan and Nepal's Communist Party, are playing a dirty game. We will not remain silent and stand shoulder to shoulder with India".He added, "I personally will fight for India and wherever the blood of Indian Army personnel will be spilled, we will also fight against the enemy".After the violent clash between Indian ...
Tibet’s independence will secure India’s boundary with China: Tibetan activist
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Tibet’s independence will secure India’s boundary with China: Tibetan activist

Amid escalating border tension between India and China along Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, a noted Tibetan author and activist has said that India’s boundary with China will be secured after Tibet’s independence.Tenzin Tsundue said that Tibetans had understood the diabolic designs of China and it was time for New Delhi to reconsider its stand on ‘One China Policy’ as Beijing had totally disregarded the territorial integrity of India.“India needs to change its outlook and policy vis-a-vis Beijing as the latter couldn’t be trusted with its words,” he said.We Tibetans, Tsundue added, have been telling Indians that Tibet’s independence is India’s security but India’s calculations have been different.“India’s policy has been One India policy, One China policy. However, China’s borde
JKWP president Mir Junaid condemns Chinese aggression in Ladakh
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JKWP president Mir Junaid condemns Chinese aggression in Ladakh

Strongly rejecting China’s remarks on Ladakh’s Galwan Valley and condemning Chinese aggression, Jammu Kashmir Workers Party president Mir Junaid said that the whole union territory Ladakh “has been, is and shall continue” to be an integral part of India.“India is well prepared to tackle any misadventure,” Junaid said on the recent escalation in which at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a clash with Chinese forces in a disputed Himalayan border area.He called the Aksai Chin as part of India and said China has illegally occupied that region."The aggression of the communal state (China) segued into outright violence. Neighboring monarchies began to mobilize against the revolution. Befitting reply will be given if China escalates the situation," Junaid said adding that the illegally occ
Beijing suffers light casualties in China-India border skirmish but keeps quiet to avoid conflict escalation
China, Conflict

Beijing suffers light casualties in China-India border skirmish but keeps quiet to avoid conflict escalation

The incident on June 15 in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed and at least 76 injured along the contested border in the western Himalayas was “entirely the responsibility of India”, a spokesman for China’s defence ministry said in a press conference on June 24.Beijing has been reluctant to comment publicly on any casualties from the incident.Sources said that Chinese soldiers received only “light injuries” during the skirmish with Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley.On June 23, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian dismissed as “fake news” Indian media reports which claimed 40 Chinese soldiers had been killed.Three separate sources said that only a small number of PLA officers were injured during the brawl. They did not give a definite number, but said China’s casualty count was much l
What the China-India border clashes mean for all of us
Opinion

What the China-India border clashes mean for all of us

It has been decades that India and China engaged in a clash but June 15th, this year marked the first use of deadly force by the Chinese military against a neighboring state in the 21st Century. While these events have taken many by surprise, Chinese President Xi Jinping has repeatedly made it clear that, as in the 20th Century, in this century too, the use of force will be an integral part of his Communist Party’s approach to its region and to China’s rise to power.It is not just India which faced the Chinese military on the battle field, in the years following the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, Communist Party leaders have used their military against the United States, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations Command in Korea, an internati