Articles By Claude Arpi
The Tibetan 'Gangsters' in the net of Mr Zhao?
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 13 Feb , 2018
At the end of 2017, it was reported that China had received Prof Samdhong Rinpoche, former Prime Minister of the Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamsala and now Special Envoy of the Dalai...
Why Drones are the Future of Warfare
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 07 Feb , 2018
There is no doubt that drones could leave the infantry jobless in a few decades from now. Does India realise this? On January 5, something happened in Syria which will remain as a first in the...
So, who has a Cold War Mindset?
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 05 Feb , 2018
It is ironical that while it is the Middle Kingdom which is getting ready for another stand-off, it loudly objects to New Delhi protecting its side of the border China has difficulties to digest...
No Guest could remain in the House if the Host did not want him to be there...
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 31 Jan , 2018
Some extracts of the ‘Monthly Report for the month of August 1955’ prepared by Apa Pant, the Political Officer in Sikkim, Gangtok. It corresponds to the time the Dalai Lama returned to Lhasa after...
The Generals are back ...and out?
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 27 Jan , 2018
Reuters reported yesterday that China’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) has denied that former Senior Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission, General Fan Changlong was being...
Doklam crisis is not over: India and China are headed for more conflicts
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 22 Jan , 2018
Beijing has not been able to digest the fact that New Delhi supported Bhutan during the standoff. On New Year’s Eve, President Xi Jinping delivered an 11-minute televised speech to extend his...
Did the Young Horse tame the Dragon?
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 14 Jan , 2018
Chinese are known for their incapacity to pronounce foreign names; however Beijing tried to turn this to its advantage when the French President recently arrived on a State visit in China. In the...
Facial Recognition Introduced in Tibet
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 12 Jan , 2018
What is in store for the Tibetans in 2018? In his New Year speech, while presenting his vows to the Chinese people, President Xi Jinping admitted that “issues of public concern remained,”...
China Develops its Border with India: Yume again in the news
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 09 Jan , 2018
Two months ago, I wrote about Yume, the hamlet north of the McMahon (Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh). At that time, Xi Jinping had written a letter to two young Tibetan herders...
The New Line-Up in China’s Defense Forces
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Vol. 32.4 Oct-Dec 2017 | Date: 07 Jan , 2018
Xi Jinping the Winner At the end of the 19th Congress, Xi Jinping appears to emerge the winner on most fronts. First and foremost, the 19th Congress approved an amendment to the Party...
New Era: Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 06 Jan , 2018
In 2018, Buddhist diplomacy Beijing-style promises to become the main weapon to upstage India, the birth place of Buddhism On New Year’s Eve, President Xi Jinping delivered an 11-minute...
From Kashgar to Syria
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 04 Jan , 2018
In 1949, a few months after the new People’s Republic of China was proclaimed, Mao moved to ‘liberate’ large areas at the periphery of the Middle Kingdom. While the remnants of the Nationalist...
Tawang: The Land of Mon
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 31 Dec , 2017
Located south of the McMahon Line in Arunachal Pradesh, Tawang is one of the most strategic districts in the country. Though before October 1962, no Chinese had ever set foot in the area, Beijing...
What China can Teach us on Research
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 26 Dec , 2017
During his report to the 19th CPC National Congress, President Xi Jinping disclosed his plans for the future of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA): “We will make it our mission to see that by...
Tragedy of Kashmir that bleeds us to this day
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 23 Dec , 2017
One fateful decision taken by Nehru seventy years ago, much against the advice of Sardar Patel, is still creating ripples in the Indian sub-continent. India continues to suffer for the Kashmir...
India needs to be wary of ‘Tibet Development’
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 18 Dec , 2017
As I finished writing this article, the news flashed that “the Dalai Lama could possibly head to China on a private visit, the Sikyong (head) of the elected Central Tibetan Administration, Lobsang...
Of Realising Dreams and Making Them Come True
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 11 Dec , 2017
India must learn from the Middle Kingdom which is already on the path to rejuvenation. It is a pity that while we have the ingredients (brains), political will is lacking Despite (or perhaps...
The Indian Village in Tibet
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 08 Dec , 2017
An interesting report from the Special Officer appointed by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir to visit Minsar, the Indian enclave in Tibet in Summer 1950. After the report is a historical note...
EU's Defence Partnership has Lessons for India
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 04 Dec , 2017
New Delhi must find strategic partners to prepare for tomorrow. One man, Jean Monnet, has been central to the creation of the European Union. He had the vision to propose certain basic principles...
Chinese troops intrude in Ladakh: a coincidence?
By: Claude Arpi | Date: 29 Nov , 2017
Xinhua has just reported that General Zhang Yang, a former member of the Central Military Commission’s (CMC) and the boss of the CMC’s Political Work Department, committed suicide last...