Ever since the spring thaw this year, there have been have been reports of border clashes on the Sino-Indian border – mostly scuffles between Indian and Chinese border guards. Why aren’t the Indians shooting at the Chinese, if they think they have occupied their territory? The only reason is that they don’t want to cross […]
Month: May 2020
India’s Aggressive Himalayan Policy
It is not only in Kashmir that India has land disputes with its neighbors. It also has long outstanding border disputes with China. It also keeps creating problems for tiny Nepal. With China it fought a brief war In October 1962 and was thoroughly humbled. In October that year Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru committed the […]
Afghanistan Peace or Chaos?
The US Government and the Taliban signed a landmark peace deal on the 29th February this year. There are two main strands of this Agreement. One is a clear cut withdrawal plan of the US forces from Afghanistan. In the first phase, the troop levels were to be reduced to 8600 in 135 days and […]