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Abhijit Bhattacharyya
About the AuthorAbhijit Bhattacharyya
The writer is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London. The views expressed here are personal.
    Indian Navy logoOpinion
    Cruelty' in uniform & Navy Act 1957

    Ninety-nine per cent of armed forces personnel are subordinate, owing to the steep hierarchy.

    11 Aug 2017 12:42 AM IST

    Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Is China losing its edge?

    China made things happen with a sense of urgency to catch up with lost opportunities of the past.

    3 Aug 2017 1:04 AM IST

    India China flagOpinion
    India: A hurdle for China's ambitions

    China is trying hard to be the world topper. While it is easy to bag that position, it is difficult to hold on to it for...

    26 July 2017 12:21 AM IST

    India had rejected Australias request to join the drill to avoid a hostile reaction from China.Opinion
    Why does Delhi allow Beijing to bully it?

    China appearing to undermine Indian attempts to broaden the tri-nation naval exercise in its own backwater.

    14 July 2017 6:44 AM IST

    China had mentioned that Donglang is being considered in their territory since “ancient timesâ€. (Photo: Chinas Foreign Ministry)Opinion
    Bhutan as target: Fear is the key

    Neither Beijing nor Thimphu has embassies in each other's capital.

    7 July 2017 2:38 AM IST

    Chinas legendary revolutionary leader Mao Zedong (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    China's Bhutan push to fulfill Mao's old dream

    The year 2017 has seen hectic Chinese activity in Bhutan with very little effect though.

    27 Jun 2017 7:47 AM IST

    An F-16 fighter jet (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    US dumps ageing F-16s on India?

    It is time to look into the genesis of the F-16, its development, the present and future market prospects in India.

    22 Jun 2017 2:23 AM IST

    An Indian paramilitary soldier guards at a check point during a strike in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    J&K's status: Don't repeat history's mistakes

    The weakness of India's neighbours, in contrast, stems from the repeated tweaking of their basic law by a succession of...

    13 Jun 2017 1:10 AM IST

    Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St.Petersburg, Russia. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    At Astana SCO, pitfalls to avoid

    As both India and Pakistan signed the “memorandum of obligationâ€on June 24, 2016 in Tashkent.

    8 Jun 2017 1:24 AM IST

    India China flagOpinion
    Tackling China? See its history

    The second most important and constant feature of Chinese history is that foreigners are always regarded as inferior.

    29 May 2017 2:07 AM IST

    My husbands disappointed. He didnt realise this cruise was called Pilates of the Caribbean.Opinion
    OBOR & India: Is China serious?

    Sovereignty to them meant “sovereignty for their own self and own stateâ€, and the rest did not matter.

    22 May 2017 1:19 AM IST

    The proposal put forward by Chinese envoy Luo Zhaohui also includes starting negotiations on a China-India Treaty of Good Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Envoy games, Chinese style

    “Start negotiation on a China-India treaty of good neighbourliness and friendly cooperation,â€declared the Chinese...

    15 May 2017 1:28 AM IST

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