P Stobdan
The writer, a former ambassador, is an expert on India-China affairs.
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Making Ladakh a Union Territory was not enough
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 effective
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 clue
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 shift
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, 2020As the Brahmaputra bends
India must use the upswing in ties with China to secure a legal agreement
Fri, Apr 19, 2013
Flattening the Himalayas
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 draw
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 curtain
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 SAARC
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 central
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 Game
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 Yangon
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 Mongolia
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 state
A new sense of optimism has been generated following the Loya Jirga’s approval of a draft constitution to build a future Afghanistan de...
Sat, Jan 17, 2004Hot destination: Central Asia
After successful diplomacy in Southeast Asia, India is now primed to replay its historical role in Central Asia after a gap. A series of ini...
Sat, Nov 01, 2003Track this Tibetan arc
Regardless of New Delhi recently closing its Tibet option, the Dalai Lama continues to receive immense support in the Western world for his ...
Thu, Sep 18, 2003Face it: The world’s unilateral
The world has a way of changing itself following the Buddhist doctrine of impermanence: That only one law never changes—that all things...
Fri, Apr 25, 2003Great game on the Silk Route
The strategic complexion of Central Asia has undergone a sweeping change since 9/11. The US has created unprecedented military bases in the ...
Wed, Dec 18, 2002Lapses in Ladakh
The Pakistani intrusion in Kargil is reminiscent of the Chinese intrusion of 1962 in Ladakh's eastern flank, when the PLA caught the inco...
Wed, Jul 07, 1999