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2020 Ladakh standoff
India Continues Missile Tests as Crisis With China Remains Unabated
By Abhijnan Rej
According to reports, the Indian military will test multiple Brahmos cruise missiles this week.
China Digs its Heels in – in Ladakh and Elsewhere
By Abhijnan Rej
New Indian media reports suggest that the People’s Liberation Army has expanded its activities across the entire LAC.
India-China Talks on the Standoff: Cautious Optimism?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Reports vary about the details of the latest talks, but there seems to be some optimism for an agreement.
India and China Discuss Military Disengagement in Ladakh — Again
By Abhijnan Rej
An Indian media report suggests the current discussions are substantive in nature.
China Brazenly Issues Taiwan Guidelines for Indian Media
By Abhijnan Rej
The Chinese Embassy’s diktat left many in India wondering what China seeks to achieve through it.
State Department Officials Clarify Pompeo’s Views on the Quad
By Abhijnan Rej
The U.S. sees the need for “effective multilateralism” in the region – hinting that it considers ASEAN a lost cause.
Dead in the Water: India’s Push Into the Seas Is Unlikely to Help Matters on Land
By Abhijnan Rej
As the Ladakh crisis crosses the 5-month mark, many in New Delhi are suggesting a radically different approach toward China’s bad behavior.
Can India Pursue the ‘Strategic Encirclement’ of China?
By Mohamed Zeeshan
Pushing back against Chinese behavior in East and Southeast Asia would shore up India's position in the Himalayas.
China Muddies Waters Further in Ladakh by Resurrecting Old Claim
By Abhijnan Rej
With each passing provocative claim, Beijing is making the possibility of a face-saving solution remote for India – and itself.
China-India Tensions Put New Delhi at the Margins of the SCO
By Phunchok Stobdan
As Sino-India relations enter free-fall, New Delhi finds itself at the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Jaswant Singh and George Nathaniel Curzon: The Minister and the Viceroy
By Abhijnan Rej
Exploring the legacy of India’s former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh -- and the role of a long-dead British viceroy in it.
The India-China Ladakh Crisis: Why So Silent, World?
By Abhijnan Rej
The fact that the tense standoff in Ladakh has not led to a greater impression on the public in the U.S. and elsewhere raises uncomfortable questions.