Articles By Claude Arpi
India has Changed Since 1962: China’s Adventure may end Xi’s Dream
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 27 Sep , 2020
The situation is fast deteriorating in Ladakh. For China, it took a turn for the worst when India captured a ridge on the southern bank of the Pangong tso (lake). The fact that the Tibetan...
India and its Saga of 'Reneged' International Promises
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 25 Sep , 2020
Global Times is famous (or infamous) for saying that black is white and vice-versa; and at the end, arguing that everybody should admire Red China. For the past five months, the tabloid has...
The Tibet factor in India-China relations
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 22 Sep , 2020
The virus which originated in Wuhan, China and the unexpected attack by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Indian frontiers in Ladakh have forced India to re-look at her relations with China....
Dragon and the art of selective amnesia
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 18 Sep , 2020
Zhao Lijian, the ‘wolfwarrior’ and spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, did it again. On 7 September, during a press briefing, when asked to provide details about five...
Old Chinese habits die hard but have we learnt the lessons?
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 11 Sep , 2020
China’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...
Is the ‘Tibet card’ in play?
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 08 Sep , 2020
On August 31, a statement from the spokesperson of the Indian Army informed the nation that on the night of 29/30 August: “PLA troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during military...
China is not a normal state
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Courtesy: http://claudearpi.blogspot.in/ | Date: 05 Sep , 2020
China is not a normal State, but this is a fact that most China ‘experts’ in India have, for years, failed to grasp this. Gautam Bambawale, who understands China well after serving as the Indian...
Xi and the Poor Art of War
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 03 Sep , 2020
Every expert worth his name in a TV studio or on the innumerable webinars will explain to you about the Art of War, an ancient Chinese military treatise written by Sun Tzu, a Chinese general and...
Signs of trouble in central sector too
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 26 Aug , 2020
On August 11, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat informed the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the Indian armed forces in Eastern Ladakh were ready to handle any...
Tibetans recruited for Ladakh
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 20 Aug , 2020
What did Xi achieve by attaching Ladakh? Nothing. Can he equate 1962? To achieve National rejuvenation of 1.4 billion Chinese; should be his aim. Related Posts These days, Xi Jinping seems to take...
The Mistake of the Century
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 17 Aug , 2020
President Xi Jinping is a poor strategist. Chinese are known followers of the Art of War, an ancient Chinese military treatise written by Sun Tzu, a Chinese general and military authority in the...
1962 War: 'Secret Reports' lost forever?
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 12 Aug , 2020
It was recently reported that 144 veterans of the Indian armed forces had signed a joint statement on the situation at the border, pointing to the failure of the ‘political, civil and military...
Ladakh stand-off shows India sorely needs strategic and border studies
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 08 Aug , 2020
One of the most shocking episodes of the 1962 conflict with China was the fact that Indian officers on the ground, particularly the commanders of the 7 Infantry Brigade and the 4 Division, had to...
Gust of wind over the Himalaya
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 29 Jul , 2020
The 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. Indian Air...
India, Tibet, Xinjiang: Tales of China's Broken Promises
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 25 Jun , 2020
The Ladakh situation, especially the brutal killing of the Commanding Officer (CO) of the 16 Bihar regiment and 19 of his men, has generated a lot of debate in the printed media as well the TV...
No Losar in Tibet, but...
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 23 Feb , 2020
On February 11, Xinhua announced that the Tibetan New Year activities had been called off ‘amid virus outbreak’. The news agency said: “Large-scale traditional religious activities during...
Turbulent times for Beijing
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Courtesy: http://claudearpi.blogspot.in/ | Date: 15 Feb , 2020
The world is going through tumultuous times. China, too, has not been spared. A dreaded virus has struck the Middle Kingdom and there’s no end in sight for the epidemic though it seems to be...
How killer Corona virus has dented President Xi's mandate
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 12 Feb , 2020
Dynasties in the Middle Kingdom go through cycles. The Emperor of a strong and just dynasty brings peace and prosperity to the people with the ‘Mandate of Heaven’. With time, the system becomes...
Wrong person at wrong time
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Courtesy: http://claudearpi.blogspot.in/ | Date: 31 Jan , 2020
India’s controversial Defence Minister VK Krishna Menon was recently in the news, courtesy a well-researched book, which did not elaborate enough on the implications for the country on account...
Situation worsens for Tibetans as China dictates terms to Nepal and Myanmar
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 29 Jan , 2020
While addressing a Chinese Lunar New Year reception held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, President Xi Jinping remarked: “From now to the middle of this century, the Chinese people...