The 1971 Indo-Pak war started after the Pakistani Air Force launched strikes on 11 Indian airbases on 3 December 1971. For India, this was a two-front war as its forces were arrayed on the Western…
Tibetans in crosshairs of Xi’s assault on minorities…
Chinese President Xi Jinping is relying on the United Front Work Department (UFWD)—a Mao-era contraption—to tighten his totalitarian grip on China’s society and economy. On September 16, Xi told the inaugural UFWD conference for private…
70 years of India-China diplomacy suggest caution ahead
Relations between India and China go back nearly 2,500 years when India exported Buddhism to China and there were regular visits by priests, travelers, and traders between the countries. Yet, ironically, the two nations will…