Articles By Claude Arpi
The Hidden Kingdom of Pemako ...hidden no more
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 21 Apr , 2019
Recently, several ‘official’ Chinese websites published a photo-feature on Metok county, North of Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. While Delhi still lives with its century-old...
The Word's Double Standards
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 16 Apr , 2019
The tragedy which took place in Paris two days ago, when Notre Dame de Paris, the emblematic Cathedral in the heart of the French Capital, was engulfed in a fire, has created a lot of emotions all...
Sixty Years Ago: The Dalai Lama crosses over to India
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 22 Mar , 2019
At a time when China says that the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is not his ‘personal decision’, but that he should follow the ‘Communist Party’s instructions’, it is important to...
Know Your History
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 16 Mar , 2019
With the country approaching the General Elections, one rarely comes across good news. However, the “transformative” reforms, soon to be undertaken by the Ministry of Defence, are an...
A Popular Revolt Suppressed in Blood
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 11 Mar , 2019
The origin of the Tibetan luni-solar calendar, composed of either 12 or 13 lunar months, each beginning and ending with a new moon, is not clear. However, many scholars attribute the 60-year cycle...
A Highly Strategic Corridor
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 01 Mar , 2019
A couple of weeks ago, The Washington Postpublished an article titled: “In Central Asia’s forbidding highlands, a quiet newcomer: Chinese troops”; it reported : “Two miles above sea level...
Xi gets PLA war-ready, India must wake up
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 27 Feb , 2019
In May 2015, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced a strategic plan for China, known as ‘Made in China 2025’; the Middle Kingdom wants to move away from being the World’s factory and shift to...
Map of Aggression
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 21 Feb , 2019
Hua Chunying, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has a poor knowledge of history and even geography. Once again, she claimed recently that Arunachal Pradesh is a part of...
'Article 370 is a very misconceived Article'
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Feb , 2019
Claude Arpi’s interview with Jagmohan, Former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Minister. It was recorded in 2007. Claude: Sir, there are rumors that India and Pakistan will soon have a...
Silk Roads without people
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 13 Feb , 2019
China is very fond of Silk Roads. In 2013, a year after Xi Jinping was anointed Emperor of the Middle Kingdom, he initiated a Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Since then, the Chinese diplomacy has...
China is forced to court India
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 02 Feb , 2019
Will Chinese President Xi Jinping visit India in February or March? it is not certain, though The Nikkei Asian Review reported that Xi hoped to come to India before the general elections in May....
New dangers along the border for India
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 28 Jan , 2019
Some good news for India has been pouring in from the Himalayan front since the beginning of the year; and bad news too. The landing of an Antonov-32 AN-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air...
Sikkim's political stability is crucial to India’s security
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 22 Jan , 2019
In the summer of 2017, the Doklam incident could have taken a dramatic turn for India (and China too!); fortunately, it ended well with the withdrawal of the Chinese and Indian armies from an area...
Alzeimerish China
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 18 Jan , 2019
Cary Huang, a senior columnist with the South China Morning Post, wrote recently: “In 2019, China ushers in a year full of both festive jubilation and political trouble. Its communist leadership...
Wake Up India
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 16 Jan , 2019
It is rather unusual to wish your countrymen (and your neighbours) with a War Cry. It is what Xi Jinping, the Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC) and Chinese President,...
While the heart of Tibet was bleeding the free world only made speeches
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 14 Jan , 2019
Cary Huang, a senior columnist of The South China Morning Post recently wrote: “China has a lot to celebrate in 2019, but it also has old wounds to heal.” He believes that with its packed 2019...
China Prepares for War
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 12 Jan , 2019
On January 8, the Chinese State-owned Global Times reported that some units of the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) stationed in Tibet have been equipped with a new vehicle-mounted...
World on a boil
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 06 Jan , 2019
The Planet is in turmoil. This did not start in 2018, but it worsened during the past year and without being a Bird of Bad Omen, it will continue in 2019. The 2018 Award for Chaos goes to...
In 2019, why India must remain cautious of Chinese intentions
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 04 Jan , 2019
China watchers are breathing easier; India and China are friends again. On December 21, China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New Delhi for a four-day visit to...
China: A Great Economic Game looms in 2019
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 02 Jan , 2019
Year 2019 will be a crucial year for China. Following the 1911 Revolution in China, the Manchu (Qing) dynasty disintegrated, triggering the fall of imperial rule. Eight years later, the May Fourth...
