Tag: Doklam

Craze for kudos

The fanfare was loud, but something did not ring quite true when the government mounted an exaggeratedly-hyped “Parakarm Parv” festival to celebrate the second anniversary of the ‘surgical strikes” to demolish terrorist launch pads across the LOC on the night of 28/29 September 2016. Sure the armed services ensured good shows ~ nothing less was …

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September 29, 2018

Clashes with CM worry MEA brass

Sections of the ministry of external affairs are worried about the foreign office’s recent clashes with Mamata Banerjee. They are worried on two counts. She might even be the next prime minister, if the political chatter around the 2019 elections is to be taken into account. It’s worrisome if someone so powerful is on the …

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September 19, 2018

India keeps a close watch on Bhutan elections

Relations with both India and China have become an important issue in the election campaign in Bhutan which has been for decades heavily dependent on New Delhi for its economic survival. 

September 13, 2018

Why is China ignoring India’s sovereignty concerns, asks Parliamentary Committee

Despite India’s strong objections, the CPEC was being openly trumpeted as a ‘gift to Pakistan’ by China, the Standing Committee on External Affairs said in its latest report on Sino-Indian relations.

September 13, 2018

India’s two-front conundrum

India is possibly the only nation in the world which has two nuclear-powered adversaries on its borders, both seeking Indian territory. The close relationship between Pakistan and China, dubbed as ‘higher than mountains and deeper than oceans’, always creates a threat of a two-front war, which would be the worst-case scenario for India’s military. While …

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September 4, 2018

Ways to prevent another Doklam on 21 Aug agenda

India and China are expected to devise ‘fool-proof’ ways to prevent another Doklamlike situation on their common border when Chinese defence minister Gen Wei Fenghe arrives here on 21 August on a four-day visit. Diplomatic sources said the Chinese minister was coming to India with high expectations. The ground work for his trip had been …

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August 5, 2018

Doklam dispute resolved through diplomatic maturity: Sushma Swaraj

India and China were locked in a face-off in the Doklam area of Sikkim sector for over 50 days after Indian troops stopped the Chinese Army from building a road in the area.

August 1, 2018

Congress hits out at PM Modi for not raising Doklam issue at BRICS Summit

Randeep Singh Surjewala's remarks came following claims that China resumed its activities in Doklam but neither Bhutan nor India tried to dissuade it.

July 28, 2018

Redrawing the map?

A fortnight ago it was reported that Myanmarese authorities had erected a Border Pillar well inside Indian Territory in the Kwatha Khunou area in Tengnoupal district of Manipur where Moreh, the gateway to India’s Look or Act East Policy, lies.

July 22, 2018

‘Doklam issue was handled by India with complete maturity without bloodshed’

The defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, on Monday said that the Doklam issue was handled by India with “complete maturity without bloodshed” while the government will continue to oppose the ‘China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’ (CPEC) without severing diplomatic ties with China. The defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, on Monday addressing a conference organised by the ladies wing of …

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May 1, 2018

Sushma Swaraj reaches Beijing, to hold talks with Wang Yi

The one-on-one meet with Wang on Sunday will be the key highlight of Sushma Swaraj's visit in which she will discuss a range of issues and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's China trip in June to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Summit.

April 21, 2018

Foreign Secretary visits Bhutan

Bhutan was always important for India, given its strategic location. But the tiny Himalayan nation’s importance has grown manifold since last summer’s military stand-off between India and China at Doklam. Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale paid another quiet visit to Bhutan on 1-2 April during which he held extensive talks on regional and bilateral issues with …

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April 3, 2018

Foreign Secretary visits Bhutan; discusses situation at Doklam

Besides holding deliberations with his Bhutanese counterpart Dasho Sonam Tshong, Gokhale called on Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay and King Jingme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement.

April 2, 2018

China readies for war

Kings and emperors are known to wear a crown of thorns. The prickliest of them in their headgear is an uncertainty about their popular appeal because, unlike democracies, there is no way for the monarchs to know whether they are liked or disliked by hoi polloi. There is always the fear, therefore, that unknown to …

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March 28, 2018

Hope ‘56 inch strongman’ has a plan on Doklam, Rahul taunts Modi

Casting aspersions over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aptitude, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hoped that the “56 inch strongman” has a plan to resolve the Doklam issue with China. In a tweet, the Gandhi scion shared a news article titled — “India should have learnt lessons from Doklam” says China thus, questioning the status …

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March 27, 2018

China’s attempt to change status quo may lead to another Doklam: Indian envoy

Any attempt by China to change the status quo along the Indian border may lead to another Doklam-like stand-off, India’s envoy Gautam Bambawale has said, adding that the best way to prevent such incidents is through candid and frank talks. In an interview to the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, Bambwale said the un-demarcated …

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March 24, 2018

China building helipads, other infra in Doklam: Nirmala Sitharaman

Indian and Chinese troops have “redeployed” themselves away from the face-off site in Doklam, and China has undertaken construction of helipads, sentry posts and trenches for its army personnel there, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. “Post disengagement from the face-off in 2017, troops of both sides have redeployed themselves away from their respective …

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March 5, 2018