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Claude Arpi
About the AuthorClaude Arpi
The writer is based in South India for the past 40 years. He writes on India, China, Tibet and Indo-French relations.
    Claude Arpi | To integrate border areas, devise a new philosophyOpinion
    Claude Arpi | To integrate border areas, devise a new philosophy

    French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau had once said: “Nothing is so gentle as man in his primitive state, when...

    27 Oct 2023 7:03 PM

    Claude Arpi | The PLAs weaknesses are now evident on all frontsOpinion
    Claude Arpi | The PLA's weaknesses are now evident on all fronts

    After a four-month gap, the 19th round of talks between the Indian and Chinese generals at the corps commander level was...

    11 Sept 2023 6:38 PM

    Claude Arpi | China in suspense as Xi, 70, has junked succession planOpinion
    Claude Arpi | China in suspense as Xi, 70, has junked succession plan

    After Xi Jinping was accorded a third five-year term as China’s President in March 2023, the Associated Press...

    14 Jun 2023 6:35 PM

    Claude Arpi | What lies behind Chinas new role as peacemakerOpinion
    Claude Arpi | What lies behind China's new role as peacemaker'

    The People’s Republic of China would like to project itself as the world’s new “peacemaker” --...

    23 May 2023 6:30 PM

    The Chinese propaganda nevertheless speaks of creating a beautiful place by preservation of ecology and [providing] livability, health, charm, and happiness. Representational Image. (AFP)Opinion
    Claude Arpi | Stop China from erasing the heart of the world'

    Unfortunately, we can't expect an atheist regime in Beijing to understand the meaning of the word 'sacred'

    11 Oct 2021 8:52 PM

    Apart from an intensive drive for PLA recruitment, the stability of the borders seems to be the Chinese leaderships main worry. Representational Image. (AFP)Opinion
    Claude Arpi | China’s new ethnic ploy in Tibet: Unity via marriage?

    Both New Delhi and the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala must take up this issue seriously

    29 Aug 2021 10:28 PM

    The PLA has very few Tibetan soldiers and practically no local officers. (Representational image: AFP)Opinion
    Claude Arpi | Bid to recruit Tibetans in China PLA may backfire

    The PLA also knows well they can’t trust the Tibetans: a word from their Leader in Dharamsala and the troops will...

    31 July 2021 1:17 AM

    New Delhi must officially declare that the Indian government will stand by the Dalai Lamas decision, while he should keep in mind the Indian population on the borders with Tibet.Opinion
    Claude Arpi | India must back Dalai's choice on his successor

    Viewed from a political angle, many issues would be solved if the Dalai Lama decides to go for an 'emanation'

    16 Jun 2021 3:30 AM

    It is time for New Delhi to ask the Chinese government to repatriate to India the mortal remains of the brave Sikh soldier. (Stock Image)Opinion
    Claude Arpi | Will Beijing return the remains of 1962 hero?

    It is shocking that Beijing has never returned the remains of Subedar Joginder Singh, Param Vir Chakra, who died in...

    12 May 2021 6:30 PM

    Students waving flags of the Communist Party as they prepare to watch a movie \The Founding of a Party\ in Yangzhou, in Chinas eastern Jiangsu province, to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Claude Arpi | China's new weapon is political archaeology'

    In February this year, the Communist Party of China (CPC) started a new campaign called Party History Learning and...

    28 April 2021 10:40 PM

    Claude Arpi | Hydro, rail projects in Tibet a threat to IndiaOpinion
    Claude Arpi | Hydro, rail projects in Tibet a threat to India

    A series of nine hydropower plants in cascade will definitely threaten life across the whole of India's Northeast region

    6 April 2021 1:53 AM

    Concrete collaborations are, and will be, undoubtedly difficult, they will face obstacles, which in the end can only help deepen bilateral relations. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Claude Arpi | Trusty old allies India, France can bond over big...

    What is required for France and India is to take their relations to the next level

    13 Feb 2021 10:39 PM

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