Pangong Tso Lake – The unfolding action in the North and South Bank
India and China have unsettled borders, and the perception of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) differs in multiple sectors, including on Pangong Tso. Description of Pangong Tso Lake. The name Pangong Tso reflects the mixed heritage of the lake: Pangong in Ladakhi means extensive concavity and the word Tso is Tibetan for lake. Pangong […]
Exploring the Possibilities to Reduce Reliance on Chinese Products
Introduction The unreasonably aggressive stance and transgression of Chinese troops across the LAC in Ladakh has triggered a motion across the country to boycott Chinese products. China emerged as a manufacturing hub of the world in 1990s and was able to pull out the bulk of its population above the subsistence level. In 1981, 88% […]
MAJOR STICKING POINTS IN INDO – US TRADE DEAL
Importance of Indo – US Trade Deal With the decreasing role of WTO, as major countries are moving away from Globalization to Nationalism, it has increasingly become important for India to have mutually beneficial trade deals with friendly countries. India could make little progress with the European Union, Australia and New Zealand in recent past. […]
One Nation, One Agri Market’ for Farmers
Paving the way for ‘One Nation, One Agri Market’, the Union Cabinet on approved an ordinance to allow barrier-free trade in agriculture produce outside the notified APMC mandis on 04 May 2020. The Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020, proposes to bar state governments from imposing taxes on sale and purchase […]
Telecom Sector Crisis in India – Reasons and Implications
Introduction The telecom sector in India is facing a very serious crisis that will have major repercussions for the telecom industry as a whole, besides adversely affecting the economy, jobs and provision of telecom services to the subscribers. The crisis stems from the different interpretations of the definition of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) by the […]
How To Read China’s Increasing Aggression With India by Mr KC Singh (Former Indian Ambassador to Iran)
The Defence Ministry has  revealed that  it thwarted a fresh attempt by Chinese troops (PLA) to alter the status quo at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh on the south bank  of the Pangong Tso or Lake on the night of August 29. The Chinese military angrily asserted that India had “violated the […]
The Concept of Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs)
Introduction The approval for restructuring of the Indian Army was granted by the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in August 2019. The aim of restructuring the 1.3 million strong Indian Army is to make it ‘leaner and meaner’ and enhance its combat effectiveness. At present the Army is structured to have 3-5 units comprising a Brigade, […]
IRAN – BITING THE BULLET
Introduction In the Middle East, as of now, Iran is the newsmaker for all wrong reasons. Iran has been in the global arena for some times now, for reasons not very laudable. In 2018, US President Donald Trump unceremoniously walked out from the Iran Nuclear Treaty, the Treaty cemented by the former US President Obama […]
The Strategic Importance of the road from Darbuk to Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO)
One of the possible triggers for the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) escalating tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, is the construction of the 255-km long Darbuk-Shyokh-Daulat Beg Oldie (DSDBO) all-weather road. This road runs parallel to the LAC, meandering through elevations ranging between 13,000 ft and 16,000 ft, took India’s Border Roads […]
Trump’s Visit To India
Trump’s Visit To India- Know The Major Highlights Though there was a lot of hype about President Trump’s first official visit to India and his increasing closeness with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the visit did not produce a big deal. The US President Donald Trump arrived in India on Monday for his two-day visit […]