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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.
    The future of China is not rosy, but perhaps the most surprising aspect is that Muslim nations around the world are keeping mum about the fate of the Uyghurs; nobody has so far dared to question China about its Muslim policy.Opinion
    Why isn't China under fire for Xinjiang repression?

    The problem is that the large majority of the population of the restive Muslim province is considered as...

    10 Aug 2018 2:17 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with Chinsese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi)Opinion
    3 new Tibet airports near border pose threat

    India should not fall back into a “Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai” mood, even if a “reset” of bilateral relations is...

    20 Jun 2018 7:48 AM IST

    Emmanuel MacronOpinion
    Macron in India: Ties that keep growing

    Mr Macron's visit was delayed by a few months due to an important joint initiative, the International Solar Alliance...

    9 March 2018 3:10 AM IST

    Tibet and the Dalai Lama have recently been in the news.Opinion
    India needs to be wary of Tibet development'

    Tibet and the Dalai Lama have recently been in the news.

    17 Dec 2017 5:55 AM IST

    Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman with her French counterpart Florence Parly, at the South Block in New Delhi on Friday (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Look West again, towards Paris

    A PMO release said Prime Minister Modi appreciated the invaluable contribution of business leaders from both...

    8 Nov 2017 1:34 AM IST

    Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft (Photo: Youtube screengrab)Opinion
    Invest in the aircraft of tomorrow

    Mr Modi has developed a rapport with Mr Macron and Ms Merkel; it would make economic and strategic sense for India to...

    29 July 2017 12:37 AM IST

    At least 20 to 25 Chinese troops had entered into the demilitarised area in Barahoti in Uttarakhand earlier this month. (Representational Image: AP)Opinion
    Trespass on Barahoti: We had it coming

    The aggression is the result of neglect of the Himalayan frontier shared with China for the past 60 years.

    12 Jun 2017 12:50 AM IST

    French President-elect Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Will audacity' guide Macron's France?

    The strong strategic partnership between France and India will remain “En Marcheâ€.

    12 May 2017 3:31 AM IST

    Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Renaming won't help China's cause

    By naming these six places, Beijing wants to remind India of the 1962 war and the fact that the Dalai Lama “belongs to...

    27 April 2017 12:31 AM IST

    Chinas President Xi Jinping, speaks during a Press Statement in the Hotel Bellevue Palace during his visit to Switzerland. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Trouble brews for China in Xinjiang

    Last week, Xinhua announced that the XUAR will train 1.2 million rural residents by 2020 as part of a new wave of...

    23 March 2017 1:02 AM IST

    Chinese President Xi Jinping and PM Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    China's plans for Asia'

    China has decided to pump $24.8 billion into laying new highways in Xinjiang region to improve connectivity with...

    11 Feb 2017 12:42 AM IST

    Chinas President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP)Opinion
    A difficult year ahead for China's Xi

    Will China manage its debt burden in 2017 is a billion-yuan question.

    11 Jan 2017 1:22 AM IST

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