India-China Face-off

Resumption of Indian Patrolling Along LAC Reduces Salience of Buffer Zones

Rajeev Deshpande

Border breakthrough happened as keeping troops locked up in Himalayas delivered diminishing returns to China more than four years after the bloody clash at Galwan

China’s itch to cut India down to size

Brahma Chellaney

Xi’s hidden agenda

India Draws a Red Line

Rajeev Deshpande

While steering clear of escalation that both sides may not be able to control

Post-Ladakh disengagement, India will carry out “normal” patrols along LAC

Rajeev Deshpande

China and India agreeing not to mass troops, 28-month face off leaves PLA with no gains

China’s withdrawal from patrol point 15 will mark return to April, 2020 status quo

Rajeev Deshpande

Disengagement at last friction point after prolonged stale mate comes ahead of communist party congress that will give Xi Jinping third term as general secretary

India call for restraint, status quo on Taiwan is a criticism of China’s military activism

Rajeev Deshpande

India has called for efforts to de-escalate tensions and maintain peace and stability in the region

The Right Signal to China

Siddharth Singh

The Dalai Lama is currently on an extended visit to Ladakh and his visit to Leh was his first one since the stand-off between India and China that began in 2020