Tag: China-India border

Indian PM Modi’s Washington Visit Boosts US-India Relations as China Signals Unease

NEW DELHI–Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his first-ever three-day state visit to the United States. His visit is expected to strengthen defense and technological cooperation between the two countries, as Modi seeks to bolster India’s place at the world’s top table. The event has attracted headlines in China as well, where communist leaders…


Beijing’s Recent Allegations Against India Could Be ‘Pretext’ for Future Attack: Expert

It’s been two years since Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed at the inhospitable heights of the trans-Himalayan Galwan Valley in Ladakh in June 2020. While the military standoff continues between the two sides, the Chinese communist leadership has again levied charges against India that experts say could be a pretext for an attack on the world’s…


India Successfully Test-Fires Ballistic Missile Agni-5 Amid Border Tensions With China

India on Wednesday successfully test-fired surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5, capable of striking targets at ranges of up to 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) with a “very high degree of accuracy,” officials said. The missile, which uses a three-stage solid-fuelled engine, was launched at approximately 7:50 p.m. local time from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha, which is roughly 93…


India Says No Resolution Found in 13th Round of Military Talks With China Over Border

The 13th round of talks between India and China broke down again on Sunday as both countries continue tried to resolve the ongoing military standoff over the western section of the China–India border. It was hoped the corps commander-level talks held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on Oct. 10 would bring about a long-term solution to the border standoff. Instead, the…


Xi Jinping Visits Tibet to Mark the 70th Anniversary of the CCP’s Rule

On the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) takeover of Tibet, Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited the region and inspected a railroad project that has a strategic importance in “maintaining stability” along the Sino-Indian border. Xi visited Nyingchi (also known as Linzhi) and the capital Lhasa from July 21 to 23, according to state-run…


India Can No Longer Have Peaceful Co-existence With China

Commentary In highlighting concerns over India’s ties with China, India’s Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar stated: “The [India-China] relationship is going through a very difficult phase […]. I can’t have friction, coercion, intimidation and bloodshed on the border and then say let’s have a good relationship in other domains.” This very statement brings…


Chinese Social Media Influencer Forced to Confess on TV

A Chinese social media influencer with millions of followers was recently arrested by Chinese authorities for questioning the Chinese soldiers’ death toll in the Sino-India border conflict in 2020. He was forced to make a “confession” on China’s state-run national TV. On Mar. 1, the Nanjing Procuratorate announced on its official social media WeChat account…


China Develops Helmets for Military Soldiers With Self-Destruct Button

The Chinese military is equipping soldiers stationed in Tibet with newly developed helmets embedded with a self-destruct button. The button will trigger an embedded bomb to go off, killing the soldier. “At a battalion or brigade level command center, a commander monitors a soldier who is far away by using the navigation system. The commander…


China Develops Helmets for Soldiers With Self-Destruct Button: Report

The Chinese military is equipping soldiers stationed in Tibet with newly developed helmets embedded with a self-destruct button. The button will trigger an embedded bomb to go off, killing the soldier. “At a battalion or brigade level command center, a commander monitors a soldier who is far away by using the navigation system. The commander…