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P Stobdan
The writer, a former ambassador, is an expert on India-China affairs.
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India’s Afghan policy and how it will impact the Pakistan security challenge for New DelhiSubscriber Only
June 13,2025 18:36:26 PM
India’s Pashtun policy should respect historical contexts to promote Pashtunwali and the traditions of the Pathan people. Instead of a military approach, India should leverage its geopolitical strengths
Fri, Jun 13, 2025
Why has India overlooked President Trump’s offer to mediate in India–China conflict?Subscriber Only
February 25,2025 13:31:52 PM
The CIA's role in fuelling the India-China conflict is a legacy of the American deep state during the Cold War. The outcome was an irreversible split between China and India, destroying over 3,000 years of deeply ingrained civilisational links between the two countries
Tue, Feb 25, 2025
Tensions over Dalai Lama’s reincarnation: Can China determine Tibet’s future?Subscriber Only
February 19,2025 12:23:43 PM
As the spiritual leader of inner Asia, the Dalai Lama is a uniquely oriental phenomenon. Beijing dismisses any claim that the Dalai Lama’s successor can be found in the West or in India. Uncertainty permeates the entire Tibet lobby as well.
Wed, Feb 19, 2025
Readjustment, not reset: In India-China thaw, trade triumphs over rivalrySubscriber Only
December 25,2024 18:40:49 PM
Who blinked first? Analyses have touched on factors that led to the climbdown, mostly attributed to China’s economic slowdown. India's top defence brass believes that troops 'standing firm' made China rethink. Ironically, India and China have found a smart way to seize the moment, balancing trade demands with security imperatives.
Wed, Dec 25, 2024
India-China LAC agreement is welcome – but is it a breakthrough?Subscriber Only
October 23,2024 14:26:55 PM
One cannot deny that the Indian military responses have denied China a strategic victory since 2020. Beijing has been made to realise the cost of engaging in misadventures. Chinese claims in this area are strategic. They are unlikely to roll back their land grab so easily
Wed, Oct 23, 2024
Four years since Galwan clash, why trust between India and China remains hard to achieveSubscriber Only
July 02,2024 14:00:23 PM
India–China perceptual differences arise from an outraged sense of righteousness — what both consider as the morally correct way. This has led to a cycle of misjudgements and misperceptions, preventing both sides from maintaining objectivity
Tue, Jul 02, 2024
India-China border dispute: Beyond the hype, the reality of the LACSubscriber Only
April 13,2024 08:10:32 AM
Online strap: Talk of land loss in eastern Ladakh is gross exaggeration. Indian forces gave a fitting response to premeditated Chinese aggression in 2020. New government must continue to work on de-escalation
Sat, Apr 13, 2024
China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway: Could China be at India’s border?Subscriber Only
January 19,2024 07:07:58 AM
A direct railroad to Central Asia is possible without compromising on India’s territorial integrity so long as it learns to defend its interest in Eurasia while manoeuvring regional norms in the shifting balance of power
Fri, Jan 19, 2024
After Article 370 verdict, Centre and Ladakh need to be on the same pageSubscriber Only
December 14,2023 07:07:46 AM
The Union Territory status came with no alternate protection clause and no legislative provisions for enacting local laws. This was contrary to the expectation that Ladakh would shape its destiny
Thu, Dec 14, 2023
Reports of Russia’s decline are greatly exaggeratedSubscriber Only
November 18,2023 07:09:46 AM
India’s official Russia policy remains grounded in realism, but a tendency among observers and analysts is to quickly draw on Western conclusions to discard Russia, and berate Putin for his ‘war of choice’. It would be premature to underestimate Russia’s potential
Sat, Nov 18, 2023
Making Ladakh a Union Territory was not enoughSubscriber Only
August 06,2022 04:15:08 AM
P Stobdan writes: Three years after the abrogation of Article 370, people’s demands haven’t been met
Sat, Aug 06, 2022
Soft power can be effectiveSubscriber Only
July 10,2020 20:26:59 PM
In countering China, India should go back to it strength of reaching out to people of other civilisations, emphasising cultural affinities with them
Fri, Jul 10, 2020
China’s past border tactics, especially in Central Asia, offer India a clueSubscriber Only
June 29,2020 03:04:08 AM
If India falls for some kind of Chinese position over Aksai Chin, Beijing will then shift the focus to Arunachal to emphatically claim 90,000 sq km from India. Ceding Aksai Chin would fundamentally alter the status of J&K and Ladakh.
Mon, Jun 29, 2020
As China intrudes across LAC, India must be alert to a larger strategic shiftSubscriber Only
May 26,2020 04:40:59 AM
Overall, the pattern shows the PLA’s desperate design to snatch the lake at Lukung through a three-pronged strategy of attacking from Sirijap in the north, Chuchul in the south and through the lake water from middle.
Tue, May 26, 2020Beijing bonhomieSubscriber Only
December 30,2013 01:43:43 AM
In 2014,Delhi should focus on overlapping areas of interest.
Thu, Jan 09, 2014As the Brahmaputra bendsSubscriber Only
April 19,2013 02:28:32 AM
India must use the upswing in ties with China to secure a legal agreement
Fri, Apr 19, 2013
Flattening the HimalayasSubscriber Only
July 01,2006 01:08:44 AM
The opening of the Gulmud—Lhasa railroad, the new Nyingchi Airport near the tri-junction of Tibet, India and Myanmar and a land route access to Bay of Bengal through Nathu La, will mark the success of China’s long-drawn political, military and economic strategies to deal with domestic and external challenges.
Sat, Jul 01, 2006The lines nations drawSubscriber Only
October 17,2005 00:00:00 AM
The details of the sixth round of Sino-Indian Special Representatives-level talks (September 26-28) have not been made public.The talks in B...
Mon, Oct 17, 2005The inscrutable bamboo curtainSubscriber Only
October 06,2004 00:07:45 AM
Very little is being made public about the third round of the Special Representative-level talks held recently in New Delhi. Understandably,...
Wed, Oct 06, 2004What China could bring to SAARCSubscriber Only
August 20,2004 00:00:00 AM
A strong case has been made for China’s membership to the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The argument is that...
Fri, Aug 20, 2004Central Asia is centralSubscriber Only
June 15,2004 00:00:00 AM
The military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan are inevitably impelling US planners to contemplate a global military. The current US strateg...
Tue, Jun 15, 2004Out of the New Great GameSubscriber Only
April 13,2004 00:00:00 AM
The notion that America’s strategic engagement in Central Asia will pose a counterweight against Russia and Islamic threats has begun t...
Tue, Apr 13, 2004Golden route back for YangonSubscriber Only
March 16,2004 00:00:00 AM
An international effort is needed to retrieve Burma into the international mainstream. The debate about what ought to be done has gone on fo...
Tue, Mar 16, 2004A time to rediscover MongoliaSubscriber Only
February 11,2004 00:00:00 AM
The recent visit of Nambariin Enkbayar, prime minister of Mongolia, may have gone unnoticed by media but it has far-reaching significance fo...
Wed, Feb 11, 2004Afghanistan in search of a stateSubscriber Only
January 17,2004 00:00:00 AM
A new sense of optimism has been generated following the Loya Jirga’s approval of a draft constitution to build a future Afghanistan de...
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