It is three years since China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) undertook major transgressions in Eastern Ladakh to unilaterally alter the status of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), blatantly violating bilateral agreements to maintain
High-voltage spectacle leading to the arrest of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan by the Rangers on 9 May 2023 at the Court House in Islamabad resulted in turmoil across the country. The intensity
Leadership transition in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) takes place twice in a decade. It involves the party and the government. The Communist Party of China (CPC) held its 20th National Congress in
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Given its highly centralised structure and opaque system, China’s actions are always well planned and calibrated, especially with respect to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), which is under the direct control of the Central
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As part of the ongoing military reforms, the government is introducing ‘Tour of Duty’ (ToD) scheme called Agnipath, which is a short-term recruitment plan. Under the new policy, males aged 18-21 years with 10+2
As per recent reports based on satellite images, the Chinese are constructing another bridge over Pangong Tso ; adjacent to the one built few months earlier in the Khurnak Fort area, barely 25 km east of
It was towards early May 2020 that the Chinese undertook a sudden act of aggression in Eastern Ladakh. From the timing and scale, it was evident that the operation was well planned with specific
