Why did the US conduct a freedom of navigation operation a...
April 13, 2021
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By: Kunal Purohit
A month after their leaders were among the participants in the first-ever Quad summit, a naval operation is threatening to drive a wedge between the U...
Does French-led naval drill reveal clues about Quad’s plan...
April 5, 2021
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By: Kunal Purohit
Joint Japan-India naval exercises. Photo: Twitter
Warships from the United States, Japan, Australia, India and France will from Monday sail toget...
Are India and Pakistan really heading towards peace?
March 26, 2021
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By: Kunal Purohit
Are the winds of change finally blowing across Sir Creek, the narrow strip of water dividing India and Pakistan?
After years of tension, viol...
India-China border dispute: as both sides withdraw troops,...
February 17, 2021
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By: Kunal Purohit
Indian and Chinese troops and tanks disengaging from the banks of Pangong Tso in Eastern Ladakh.Photo: Northern Command, Indian Army
After...
China-India border dispute: new village near Tibet sparks...
January 21, 2021
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By: Kunal Purohit
A screenshot from China's CCTV shows Chinese PLA soldiers stationed at the Sino-India border in Tibet in January. Photo: Handout
A report by Indi...
Can exiled Tibetans secure India’s backing in the struggle...
January 18, 2021
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By: Kunal Purohit
A Tibetan living in exile in India casts his vote for the Tibetan parliamentary election at a polling station in Dharamsala on January 3. Photo: EPA...
China and India dig in at Himalayan border, with an eye on...
January 15, 2021
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By: Kunal Purohit
People’s Liberation Army soldiers pictured earlier this month at the Himalayan border China shares with India. Photo: Handout
Eight months...
China-India border stand-off: Amid push for fresh talks, a...
December 23, 2020
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By: Kunal Purohit
After more than 40 days without any dialogue, Chinese and Indian diplomats met last week in yet another bid to resolve the border stand-off, which is...
China-Nepal agreement over new Everest height set to spark...
Mount Everest is 8,848.86 metres high, according to China and Nepal. Photo: Kyodo
The announcement of a new height for Mount Everest ma...
India and China gear up for a new battle, this time over w...
December 8, 2020
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By: Kunal Purohit
Amid an unending seven-month long border stand-off between their troops and economic decoupling, the frayed ties between India and China now have a fr...
Near the China-Bhutan-India border, a new village is drawi...
Images in October of the new Pangda village on the west bank of the Torsa River stirred controversy about possible border infringements but both Chi...
As India-China border dispute continues, New Delhi works t...
December 3, 2020
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By: Kunal Purohit
Adding significance to India’s outreach is the accompanying sense of urgency. Photo: EPA
Adding significance to the outreach is the accompa...
As Chinese imports boom, what happened to Modi’s ‘self-rel...
November 23, 2020
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By: Kunal Purohit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chapra, Bihar state. His ‘self-reliant’ India plan appears to be stumbling. Photo: AFP
Prime M...
Are China and India breaking the deadlock in the Himalayas...
November 14, 2020
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By: Kunal Purohit
An Indian Army soldier stands guard near the Line of Actual Control. Photo: AFP
Six months into the high-altitude border stand-off betw...
Will Modi-Trump bromance come back to bite India under Bid...
November 12, 2020
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By: Kunal Purohit
As it became clear that Joe Biden was inching closer to victory over Donald Trump in the US presidential election, a 10-second clip started doing the...
US, India sign defence pact after talks focused on counter...
October 28, 2020
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By: Kunal Purohit
From left: Secretary of Defence Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from the US, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Foreign Minister...
Is Ladakh going to be the new Kashmir?
October 13, 2020
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By: Kunal Purohit
Soldiers load an Indian Air Force Chinook helicopter with supplies at a forward airbase in Leh, in the Ladakh region. Photo: Reuters
Five months...
Border stand-off: India ‘expects China to stand down first...
September 22, 2020
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By: Kunal Purohit
The top commanders of the Chinese and Indian armies met on Monday at Moldo, on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), in a fresh bid to...
Military force key to national security, says Modi’s defen...
September 4, 2020
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By: Kunal Purohit
The top military adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Thursday said India was prepared to continue using its armed forces to...
As India celebrates Joe Biden’s running mate Kamala Harris...
August 13, 2020
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By: Kunal Purohit
US presidential candidate Joe Biden with his running mate Kamala Harris
A wave of excitement swept through India when US Democratic presidential...
China-India border talks stall, Beijing holds all the card...
August 12, 2020
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By: Kunal Purohit
As the border stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops in the Himalayan region of Ladakh enters its 15th week, with little indication of a breakthr...