How Chinese Mining In The Himalayas May Create A New Military Flashpoint With...
China has begun large-scale mining operations on its side of the disputed border with India in the Himalayas, where a huge trove of gold, silver and other precious minerals – valued at nearly US$60...
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Doklam, One Year Later: China’s Long Game In The Himalayas
Rather than offering lessons in deterrence, recent events in Doklam illustrate the complexities of convincing China to curb its territorial ambitions. In particular, India’s so-called “reset” with...
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The Geopolitics Of Language In The Himalayas
Photo by Kalle Kortelainen on Unsplash The Himalayas are a global center for linguistic diversity. Setting out from Beijing or Delhi, the number of languages rises with altitude, conforming to global...
View ArticleWhy The Melting Of The Hindu Kush And Himalayan Glaciers Matters
Global warming is increasingly disrupting weather patterns and precipitation across the planet. In the Hindukush and Himalayan region, however, this will initially result in greater river flows by...
View ArticleChina Is Paying A High Price For Provoking India
For Xi Jinping, the COVID-19 pandemic – which has preoccupied the world’s governments for months – seemed like an ideal opportunity to make quick progress on his expansionist agenda. But by provoking...
View ArticleChina’s Himalayan Salami Tactics
China is applying the same strategy on the roof of the world that has driven its expansion in the South China Sea: gradual territorial encroachments followed by militarised construction. So far, this...
View ArticleThe Crisis After The Crisis: How Ladakh Will Shape India’s Competition With...
The still-unresolved Ladakh crisis has created a new strategic reality for India, marked by renewed political hostility with China, and an increased militarisation of the Line of Actual Control. This...
View ArticleChina Is Building Entire Villages In Another Country’s Territory
China’s multilevel construction drive within Bhutan has gone almost completely unnoticed by the outside world. Bhutan must know, and other governments in the region are likely to be aware that China...
View ArticleThe Clash Of Asia’s Titans
Chinese President Xi Jinping has picked a border fight that he cannot win, and transformed a previously conciliatory India into a long-term foe. This amounts to an even bigger miscalculation than...
View ArticleIndia’s Front Line Battle Against Autocracy More Important Than Ever
The war in Ukraine may be obscuring China’s border conflict with India, but as U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reminded the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore recently the situation at the...
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