Mastodawn

Jun 25, 2020

Galwan Valley: Satellite images 'show China structures' on India border - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53174887

Images 'show China structures' on India border

The construction along the disputed frontier is near the site of clashes that killed 20 Indian troops.

Hari Nair

Jun 24, 2020

Translator of 'Chemmeen' on challenges of translating Thakazhi from Malayalam into English | The News Minute https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/translator-chemmeen-challenges-translating-thakazhi-malayalam-english-77746

Translator of 'Chemmeen' on challenges of translating Thakazhi from Malayalam into English

By Anita Nair In Peggy Mohan's novel, Jahajin, I stumble upon a phrase: Un coup de foudre. An attack of madness. She describes it as "a swarming melee of manic energy seeking a focus". Chemmeen -- the translation -- was born of one such coup de foudre.

Hari Nair

Jun 21, 2020

India’s appeasement policy toward China unravels | The Japan Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/06/08/commentary/world-commentary/indias-appeasement-policy-toward-china-unravels/

India’s appeasement policy toward China unravels | The Japan Times

With his excessive personalization of policy and stubborn strategic naivete, Modi has shown himself not as the diplomatically deft strongman he purports to be.

Hari Nair

Jun 19, 2020

China’s Strategic Assessment of the Ladakh Clash - War on the Rocks http://warontherocks.com/2020/06/chinas-strategic-assessment-of-the-ladakh-clash/

China’s Strategic Assessment of the Ladakh Clash - War on the Rocks

In early May, Chinese and Indian troops confronted each other along their remote, disputed border in the Himalayas. For 40 days, the two sides engaged in

War on the Rocks

Hari Nair

Jun 19, 2020

Modi Needs to Be Rescued from his Cheerleaders https://thewire.in/politics/modi-needs-to-be-rescued-from-his-cheerleaders

Modi Needs to Be Rescued from his Cheerleaders

In his 18 interactions with the Chinese president, did Modi misjudge and misunderstand him or did Xi Jinping correctly size up our Supreme Leader?

Hari Nair

Jun 19, 2020

Modi Needs to Be Rescued from his Cheerleaders https://thewire.in/politics/modi-needs-to-be-rescued-from-his-cheerleaders

Modi Needs to Be Rescued from his Cheerleaders

In his 18 interactions with the Chinese president, did Modi misjudge and misunderstand him or did Xi Jinping correctly size up our Supreme Leader?

Hari Nair

Jun 18, 2020

Ladakh face-off | China’s People’s Liberation Army meticulously planned attack in Galwan, says senior government official - The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ladakh-face-off-chinas-peoples-liberation-army-meticulously-planned-attack-in-galwan-says-senior-government-official/article31862371.ece

Ladakh face-off | China’s People’s Liberation Army meticulously planned attack in Galwan, says senior government official

Chinese released water at high speed; charged, pushed Indian Army personnel and many fell into river, says official.

Hari Nair

Jun 18, 2020

'Chinese Behaviour Has Been Very Different From Anything in the Past': Former NSA Shivshankar Menon https://thewire.in/external-affairs/shivshankar-menon-interview-china

'Chinese Behaviour Has Been Very Different From Anything in the Past': Former NSA Shivshankar Menon

In an interview with Karan Thapar for The Wire, the former foreign secretary said recent developments amounted to a "massive escalation" by China and an attempt to change the status quo.

Hari Nair

Jun 16, 2020

India and China May Have 'Disengaged', But the Galwan Intrusion Will Leave a Mark https://thewire.in/security/india-china-galwan-river-valley

India and China May Have 'Disengaged', But the Galwan Intrusion Will Leave a Mark

Multiple intrusions give the PLA bargaining chips – pulling back from some intrusion sites while retaining strategic enclaves like the Galwan River Valley.

Hari Nair

Jun 16, 2020

Remaining non-aligned is good advice - The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/remaining-non-aligned-is-good-advice/article31836296.ece

Remaining non-aligned is good advice

This is not the time for India to be seen as the front end of a belligerent coalition seeking to put China in its place