https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/india-urgently-needs-a-thorough-himalayan-policy/September 20, 2021, 3:06 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/d0179799_4937_P_2_mr-1.jpgOpinionThe time for philosophy and romanticism is over; the Chinese have built more than 600 villages near India’s borders. Something needs to be done, and done now.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/why-is-communist-china-suddenly-so-inclusive/September 6, 2021, 5:44 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-1.jpgOpinionBeijing wants everyone to believe that Tibet has been part of China since antiquity—Tibetans cannot accept this because ‘China’ did not even exist then, contrary to what the new Emperors would like us to believe.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/time-to-change-the-narrative-on-1962-india-china-war/August 23, 2021, 2:04 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/India-China.jpgOpinionThe history of 1962 needs to be rewritten, and India should not be ashamed of its Army during those fateful months. On the contrary, it is time to build more memorials and museums and let the general public—and China—know about the outstanding val...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/india-must-revisit-tibet-policy-to-stop-beijing-bullying/August 2, 2021, 3:52 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ind-china.pngOpinionXi Jinping visited Central and Southern Tibet after a gap of ten years. His objective was to ‘implement the party’s strategy for governing Tibet in the new era and write a new chapter in long-term stability and high-quality development of the snow...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-butterfly-effect-in-ladakh/July 16, 2021, 4:41 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/88b6cdca_3434_P_1_mr-1.jpgOpinionFor years, China and the US, the world’s two superpowers, have been competing to win the battle of supremacy, then the Covid-19 arrived, as insignificant as the flutter of a butterfly’s wings; it has, however, triggered immense changes in the world.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/xi-jinping-is-the-new-fuhrer/July 2, 2021, 2:51 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/fb651ba6_3284_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionLike Hitler’s Germany, China is trying to expand its territory and influence not only in the Himalayas or in the South China Sea, but everywhere from Central Asia to Africa and South America.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/a-welcome-decision-to-document-war-operations-histories/June 16, 2021, 2:42 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/9aec0474_3085_P_1_mr-1.jpgOpinionAt a time when India is facing a hostile power on its northern border, it is crucial to have precise knowledge of what has happened during the previous confrontations. It is particularly vital for the defence personnel who are supposed to study wa...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/india-and-its-useful-idiots/June 4, 2021, 8:04 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/china-300x169.pngOpinionThe time has come for India to confront its own ‘useful idiots’ serving Beijing’s interests; often under ‘academic’ garbs, they are deeply harming India.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-origin-of-our-misery-the-mystery-of-wuhans-lab-p4/May 15, 2021, 1:24 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/702bc2bc_2695_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionIn the wake of the deadly second wave of Covid-19, some questions need to be asked about the biosafety lab in China’s Wuhan. Why did the PLA take over the lab, why were the lab’s French collaborators silent on the issue, and did the WHO investigat...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/tibets-so-called-peaceful-liberation/April 23, 2021, 2:00 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/41377234_2417_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionAs China plans to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the 17-Point Agreement, it is important to remember that the violence and subjugation Tibet has witnessed since 1950 cannot be termed as a ‘peaceful liberation’ of the region.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/what-emancipation-is-china-celebrating-today/April 10, 2021, 8:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/b649901f_2271_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionEven after the bloody events of 1959, which saw the massacre of Tibetans, led to the flight of the Dalai Lama and established the Communist Party’s chokehold on Tibet, how can the Chinese administration and media celebrate the region’s ‘emancipati...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-dragons-dilemma-recruiting-tibetans-in-pla/March 18, 2021, 3:34 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/16e906bd_2006_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionChina is trying hard to bring reforms in its armed forces and recruit more minorities like the Tibetans. However, at the centre of this process is a dilemma: Can Beijing secure the Tibetans’ loyalty to the Communist Party after its oppressive reig...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/communism-in-china-a-hundred-years-later/March 6, 2021, 1:41 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/e17fd976_1873_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionAs China prepares to celebrate the centenary of the Communist Party, the world must remember the massacres which Communist regimes have unleashed throughout history and question why Xi Jinping’s march towards the ‘New Era’ is marked by such aggres...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/major-bob-khathing-the-indian-hero-who-secured-tawang/February 20, 2021, 2:46 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/c904d8b3_1718_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionSeventy years after Maj Ralengnao Bob Khathing hoisted the Indian flag and established India’s control over Tawang—an area which is being claimed by China—he is still celebrated as an outstanding officer of the Indian Frontier Administrative Servi...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/time-to-stop-tibet-from-being-a-taboo-word/February 4, 2021, 3:38 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/c30cbc95_1541_P_6_mr-1.jpgOpinionIndian Army’s top brass is currently going through ‘a proposal for its officers to study Tibetan history, culture and language on both sides of the Line of Actual Control and the International Boundary as part of the measures being discussed to co...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/beware-india-chinas-most-strategic-road-is-coming/January 11, 2021, 2:34 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/TWO-SHIPS-WITH-39-INDIANS-STRANDED-IN-CHINESE-WATERS-1.jpgOthersBeijing starts construction of strategic Xinjiang-Tibet highway, which will bring the greatest strategic change for India since the 1950s, as it will be an alternate artery for the Dragon to fortify its presence along the LAC.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/dragon-drags-the-world-down/December 31, 2020, 4:39 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-1.jpgOthersFrom the Covid-19 pandemic and the Galwan Valley incident, China is the primary reason why 2020 has been an ‘annus horribilis’. It is now left to be seen whether the Dragon will pay the price for its actions in the year ahead.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/is-china-building-a-new-front-in-the-himalayas/December 15, 2020, 2:45 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/b99de889_978_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionChina is apparently planning to build a hydropower project over the Tsangpo river in Tibet —a project which it had previously assured was unlikely to happen. Not only is it another example of the nation being untrustworthy, it is also worrying, gi...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/why-india-needs-to-rethink-its-tibet-policy-if-theres-one/November 24, 2020, 7:36 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Tibet.jpgOpinionA look at the US’s recognition of the Tibetan government-in-exile makes one question why India does not build a more formal and meaningful relationship with the Land of Snows, especially given how the two share a significant cultural, religious an...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/indias-big-blunders-and-china-changing-the-posts/November 11, 2020, 10:24 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/PM-Modi-1.jpgOpinionThe border dispute with China since May 2020 seems to be a repeat of the episode which took place in the 1950s. The then Indian leadership made a mistake by keeping it away from the public and the media. What remains to be seen now is whether Delh...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/chinas-border-villages-are-a-threat-to-indias-defences/October 28, 2020, 5:26 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BeFunkyCollage-11.jpgOpinionBeijing’s construction of ‘Xiaokang villages’ and tourism infrastructure close to the Indian border is a worrisome development. It is time for Delhi to realise its consequences and take necessary measures. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/south-blocks-mistakes-will-now-be-corrected-by-army/October 15, 2020, 5:47 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201014031L.pngOpinionIndian diplomats have committed several blunders while negotiating with the Chinese in the past. It is thus heartening to have the Army commandeer border talks this time around. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/india-finally-preempting-dragons-dirty-designs/October 1, 2020, 4:50 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/china.pngOpinionIt rarely happens that India is able to preempt a Chinese move. New Delhi has understood that diplomacy requires a multi-pronged, multi-disciplinary approach involving all the stakeholders. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/dragon-and-the-art-of-selective-amnesia/September 14, 2020, 7:00 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/China.jpgOpinionBefore making outrageous claims, Chinese officials should do their homework and know their country’s history. China has not always claimed Arunachal Pradesh. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/old-chinese-habits-die-hard-but-have-we-learnt-the-lessons/September 1, 2020, 6:39 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Indian-Army-trucks-on-the-move-in-Leh-on-Saturday.-ANI-Photo.pngOpinionChina’s questionable conduct regarding border and territory disputes has raised eyebrows time and again. What remains to be seen now is whether India can learn from history to prevent it from repeating.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/xis-china-raising-tibet-army-to-take-on-india/August 14, 2020, 6:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/india-china.pngOpinionGiven China’s disastrous one-child policy, no Chinese today wants to send her son to join the armed forces. No wonder there has been a concerted attempt by the PLA to lure the minorities into joining the military.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/gust-of-wind-over-the-himalayas/July 29, 2020, 6:05 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rafale.pngOpinionThe Rafale’s arrival will have a strong deterrent effect on China. For, despite Beijing’s info warfare overdrive, the fact is the Dragon can’t match the French plane today.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-great-chinese-bluff-on-galwan-and-aksai-chin/June 26, 2020, 5:08 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/opinion-300x169.jpgOpinionChinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson recently asserted that Galwan always belonged to China. To understand how false this statement is, it is necessary to look into history