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OPINION | The cold peace: Mapping China's designs on Ladakh
On October 13, 2026, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning reiterated the Chinese position on Ladakh and opposed India’s announcement of standard names for places in disputed border areas, including those under China’s control, stating the move is illegal and invalid. The strategic significance of Ladakh and Aksai Chin to China is that it acts as a vital geographic connector between Xinjiang and Tibet, serving to protect Chinese infrastructure and the China–Pakistan axis.
China In Tibet: A Chronicle Of Modern Colonial Enterprise
In an era where digital discourse is often transient, China’s Colonial Games in Tibet stands as a lasting archive of resistance. Edited by veteran Tibetologist and journalist Vijay Kranti, this comprehensive volume (released in March 2026) does not simply catalogue human rights abuses; it reframes Beijing’s governance of Tibet as a modern colonial enterprise.
What Do Chinese Analysts Say About the Thaw With India?
Domestic discourse in China frames the relationship as a calculated balancing act to prevent India from aligning firmly with the U.S. – even while Beijing maintains its aggressive stance on security issues. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin, China, Aug. 31, 2025.
What Do Chinese Analysts Say About the Thaw With India?
Domestic discourse in China frames the relationship as a calculated balancing act to prevent India from aligning firmly with the U.S. – even while Beijing maintains its aggressive stance on security issues. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin, China, Aug. 31, 2025.
China launched a misinformation campaign following the Pahalgam attack
NEW DELHI: In the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on 22 April 2025, many countries have supported India’s call to end terrorism. However, China has consistently and openly sided with its “iron brother” Pakistan. Despite the positive rhetoric emerging from a few scholars, journalists, and well-wishers in India following an agreement between India and China, President Xi Jinping failed to send even one message of condolence.
India-Taiwan Convergence: Towards A Strategic Partnership – South Asian Voices
It has become increasingly evident to much of the Indian strategic community that despite rhetoric, China does not share India’s desire for friendship and cooperation. Since 2007, China has consistently asserted an aggressive posture in its longstanding border dispute with India.
India, Taiwan have crucial roles to play in nurturing Indo-Pacific alliance
Tech and prosperity pillars in the Indo-Pacific. As we approach the 30th anniversary of India-Taiwan relations, it is evident that both countries are standing at a critical juncture. The evolving geopolitical landscape, especially in the Indo-Pacific region, has brought about significant shifts in their bilateral ties, positioning them as crucial players in ensuring regional stability and prosperity.
Israel-Hamas War: For the Chinese, Hamas clearly not a terrorist organisation
Answering to a direct question to qualify Hamas at a MOFA press conference on October 11, Wang Wenbin refused to acknowledge Hamas as a terrorist organisation. While the Israel-Palestine conflict has been a hotbed of contention in the modern era, the recent Hamas offensive is unprecedented. Some countries have condemned Hamas, some have sided with Hamas, while a third group has been neutral.
The curious case of disappearances in the Chinese Communist Party
Xi Jinping’s obsession with securing his position in the Communist party pantheon is running into too many contradictions. High ranking members of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) are disappearing with an alarming regularity. Are they being punished for corruption or disloyalty? While it does point to some disruption of Xi Jinping’s third term, are these portents of imminent upheaval?
Xi’s Moscow Visit: A weakened Russia in China’s orbit narrows India’s geopolitical options in Asia
Russian matryoshka dolls with portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed among others for sale at a souvenir shop in Moscow, Russia, on March 21, 2023. (AP/PTI) Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have met 40 times since Xi took over in March 2013. The latest visit, the 41st, is however the first one after the Ukraine war erupted.
China May Be Loud Against Alliances Threatening Its Reach, But Hasn't Proposed De-Escalation Either
While the South China Sea has been a hotbed of contention in the modern era, for a decade or so these tensions have spread to the entire Indo-Pacific sphere. The latest announcement of Australia’s momentous acquisition of nuclear submarines, however, has made the debate all the more bitter and vituperative at least from the Chinese side, an examination of response in Chinese language media shows.
India a partner in the ‘chip war’
Wed, Dec 14, 2022 page8 By Namrata Hasija and Divyanshu Jindal In the past few weeks, several delegations from Taiwan have visited India. Their conversations aimed at bolstering India-Taiwan ties have focused largely on semiconductors. There is good reason for this: The semiconductor universe has witnessed tectonic changes in the past few months.
China: Protests Pick Up Against Xi
The 20th Party Congress consolidated Xi Jinping’s absolute power in the Communist Party of China (CCP) but soon after a series of protests erupted in many parts of China against the Zero-COVID-19 policy. Some experts are calling it ‘Tiananmen 2.0’, while others see this as a challenge to Xi Jinping’s authority. However, what needs to be probed is whether these protests are coordinated or outbursts against the lockdowns in China.
China witnesses new wave of anti-Xi Jinping protests across Universities
The 20th Party Congress consolidated Xi Jinping’s absolute power in the Communist Party of China (CCP). Still, soon after, a series of protests erupted in many parts of China against the Zero Covid policy. Some experts call it Tiananmen 2.0, while others see it as a challenge to Xi Jinping’s authority. However, what needs to be probed is whether these protests are coordinated or outbursts against the lockdowns in China.
In dire straits: How Taiwan’s fate is closely linked with China’s internal political churn
In response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on 3 August 2022, the Chinese military is conducting military operations from 4-6 August around Taiwan. Two Chinese aircraft carriers and warships are near, or in, the Taiwan Straits and fighter aircraft are regularly violating Taiwan’s air defence identification zone in batches of 15 or more aircraft. The question is: How does China expect this to play out? What might happen if PRC decides to militarily unify Taiwan?
The Hong Kong Conundrum: Pangs Of Transition - Book Review
The Hong Kong protests started in 2019, after the National Security Law (NSL), was introduced in the Hong Kong legislature. This showed that despite Hong Kong’s reversion to China over two decades ago neither its citizens nor Beijing yet trusted each other and neither have the ‘one country, two systems’ been able to adjust to each other. The protests garnered attention throughout the world and went on for a year.
Education diplomacy to improve India-Taiwan relations?
Education diplomacy is one of the facets in the process of building mutually beneficial and reciprocal relationships between nation states. Opting for the trajectory of the education diplomacy model is instrumental for the establishment and strengthening of any two states’ bilateral relationship.
PRC a divided house on military reunification of Taiwan
Even at this juncture, when tensions are elevated, the Communist Party’s Youth League called for restraint and not to sacrifice the entire chessboard for one piece (Taiwan). Xi Jinping’s ascendance as the General Secretary of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 2012 triggered a change in the overall approach of the PRC’s dealings with domestic and international issues.
India should bolster Taiwan ties to frustrate...
In 2014-15, both India and Taiwan elected new leaders, projected as harbingers of change, to overhaul their respective economies and international standing. With China challenging India’s position in South Asia and the Indian Ocean, New Delhi has altered its "Look East" policy to "Act East" policy to counter China’s influence. Concurrently, to shed its dependence on China, Taiwan formulated the "New Southbound Policy" focusing on Southeast Asia and India for partnerships.
Sign a free trade agreement with Taiwan, techie Taiwan can propel Make in India
Following the launch of New Delhi’s Look East policy in the 1990s, India and Taiwan gradually moved towards building informal ties. The latter sought to develop military and strategic cooperation with India in order to counter mainland China, especially during the previous Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government in 2001. India, however, opted for caution and preferred not to antagonise Beijing.
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