Doklam standoff: What follows thereafter?
The end of the two-month-long standoff between India and China leaves several questions in its wake: who succeeded over whom, why did India pull its troops back and what happens next
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi
China
Ending face-off; India and China agree to ‘disengagement’ at Doklam
The decision to disengage in the Doklam conflict is certainly India’s win over a bullying neighbour. However, it could be a ploy for another Chinese move in future
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
How China’s delivery entices Nepal
At no other time in the past were so many Nepalis so strongly anti-India and in favour of deeper engagement with China
Subindra Bogati Kathmandu
China dare not invade India, Nepal views Doklam
Nepalese still have harrowing memories of the damage that the 1962 war between China and India caused them. They do not want the Doklam stand-off to spin out of control
Abeer Kapoor Delhi
Nepal's China Challenge
An unprepared Nepal has been blindsided by the glitter of proposed Chinese investments which could compromise its sovereignty
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
A Wary Neighbourhood
Hidden in the narrative of progress, the expansion of a new imperial China has many South and South Asian countries worried
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi
Army is prepared for any eventuality: Arun Jaitley
Defence preparedness is a continuous process and the armed forces are all well equipped with arms and ammunition, says the defence
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
China, Vietnam meeting cancelled amid South China Sea tensions
Vietnam has emerged as the most vocal opponent of China’s claims in the waterway, where more than 3 trillion dollars in cargo pass every year
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
Chinese Chequers: Insecurity and Hubris Syndrome
By locking horns with India over the Doklam plateau, is China acting on its imagined insecurities and squandering an opportunity to make an ally of New Delhi?
Lt Gen Rameshwar Yadav Delhi
Withdraw or face the consequences, China threatens India
As the border stand-off between India and China enters its second month, China has said that withdrawal of troops is the basis of settling the issue
Hardnews Bureau Delhi