China

China remains a dominant force in civil war-torn Myanmar

The US will find it geopolitically challenging to engage with China-backed ethnic armed outfits operating in Myanmar

What India can expect from second Trump presidency

New Delhi will have to contend with opportunities and challenges across a host of issues once Donald Trump helms the White House.

China beneficiary of India-Canada Diplomatic Face-off

India-Canada relations crumble amid Sikh separatist violence allegations, straining diaspora ties and shifting global alliances, with China ready to exploit.

Four obstacles to India joining UN security council

Despite persistent lobbying, experts say it’s unlikely India will gain permanent membership of the UN Security Council anytime soon for several reasons.

China set to move in as Australian banks abandon Pacific

Bendigo Bank, Westpac and ANZ are the latest three banks to begin their exit from the Pacific Islands. Here are the five key reasons why that’s happening.

Why the Sino-Russian partnership is a nightmare for NATO

The Sino-Russian strategic relationship partly led to NATO’s creation, but Western leaders should avoid conflating ideological issues with strategic problems.

Doctrine of salami slices: the Chinese playbook

We need to be vigilant and technologically empower the armed forces to deal with the inimical contingencies. Certainly, the doctrine of Salami Slices is expected to continue as a tried and tested mechanism with a high and coercive hegemonic content in the Chinese play book as a pan global phenomenon.

Expansionist China traps the debt strapped

The growing dependence of India on China is hardly a matter of comfort to our country. Hemmed in, and its territory in Ladakh under Chinese control, India should try to get out of this grip

Chabahar stares at irrelevance as Taliban surges ahead

The huge Chabahar Port project in Iran, meant to allow India to side-step Pakistan and take the land route to Afghanistan and Central Asia, seems like a dead investment now — a dream gone sour

“India needs to state clearly that the reincarnation of His Holiness Dalai Lama is his prerogative alone and would be decided according to his wishes”

Amitabh Mathur is one of India’s foremost experts on Tibetan affairs. He explains in this exclusive interview what he expects from the new elected leadership of the exile community and also on how should India deal with China that wants to intervene on the issue of reincarnation of Dalai Lama