tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39426724410682743712024-03-18T08:33:40.184+05:30Claude Arpi's BlogClaude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2455125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-6484004941149218652024-02-26T10:32:00.001+05:302024-02-26T10:32:15.943+05:30Claude Arpi | China playing new border games close to Mt KailashZorawar Singh in Western TibetMy article Claude Arpi | China playing new border games close to Mt Kailash appeared in Asian Age and Deccan Chronicle.A separate event needs to be noticed: the closure of the Kailash Yatra to Indian pilgrims.Western Tibet has a rich historical background, particularly in proximity to Mount Kailash, near the trijunction between India, Nepal and Tibet.It is the case Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-24451259655288169942024-02-20T15:30:00.005+05:302024-02-20T15:36:06.528+05:30The only question is can Xi Jinping and his advisors be swift and agile enough to change the tide and restore the trust in the ailing Dragon?My article The only question is can Xi Jinping and his advisors be swift and agile enough to change the tide and restore the trust in the ailing Dragon? appeared in FirstpostYear of the Dragon: China's economic challenges and surging uncertainty aheadHere is the link...We are entering the Year of the Dragon. It is said that the next 12 months will be energetic; the year may give rise to Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-59276352830095505852024-01-29T07:06:00.004+05:302024-01-29T07:06:40.681+05:30China is preparing for ‘history warfare’ that India must counter My article China is preparing for ‘history warfare’ that India must counter appeared in FirstpostThrough 'history warfare', Communist China will try to prove that it has always occupied the Tibetan plateau and that the border areas (whether Tibet or Xinjiang) have always been under Chinese possession Here is the link...Recently, news circulated that after the Galwan incident which claimed Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-29501220569149424072024-01-18T06:39:00.005+05:302024-01-18T06:39:46.805+05:30How India and France are shaping a dynamic partnership in the changing global landscapeMy article How India and France are shaping a dynamic partnership in the changing global landscape appeared in FirstpostHere is the link... After 25 years of ‘partnership’ India and France have reached an unparalleled level of trust and proximity Nobody, not even the best soothsayers or experts, can explain why the world is suddenly changing so quickly, but remember the prophesy once sung Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-42669711391383584762024-01-09T08:00:00.000+05:302024-01-09T09:46:14.767+05:30We were told that the Chinese will come in waves
2ns Lt A J S Behl, second from right, at Tsangdhar in early October 1962
The first part of my interview with Brig Amar Jit Singh Behl is posted in Rediff.com
'I will say with pride that at no stage did any of my jawans suggest to me that we should withdraw or tried to run away from the fight... not even one of my men deserted.''We had fired all our rounds and the Chinese were coming in. We hadClaude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-37215358684971957112024-01-06T11:02:00.004+05:302024-01-06T11:02:52.715+05:30Claude Arpi | Why Pak politicians need to study Kashmir historyMy article Claude Arpi | Why Pak politicians need to study Kashmir history appeared in Asian Age and Deccan ChroniclePakistan’s politicians started crying foul over J&K's status, saying that the Indian government’s decision had “no legal value”.On December 11, 2023, India’s Supreme Court upheld the August 2019 abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-77231937303196408432024-01-02T13:12:00.002+05:302024-01-02T13:12:16.334+05:302024 May Witness More Natural DisastersMy article 2024 May Witness More Natural Disasters apperaed in Rediff.comHere is the link...'The Weather Channel argues that India faces the gravest challenge: Climate change-induced health vulnerability.''This is an issue often neglected, alerts Claude Arpi: "Prolonged summers, unpredictable rains, floods, droughts, and rising sea levels are the harsh realities of climate change in the country. Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-30070381295381638282023-12-25T14:44:00.006+05:302023-12-25T14:46:52.892+05:30The Sino-Indian Boundary - A Historical Background with emphasis on the Ladakh sector The Fault Lines is a series by FNVA that discuss developments occurring on our Indian frontiers. Engaging extensively with the Universities on these regions and bringing them to the fore.
The Second Episode of The Fault Lines sees Claude Arpi, Author, Tibet Expert, Advisor at FNVA and Director of the Pavilion of Tibetan Culture at Auroville addressing on the topic "The Sino-Indian BoundaryClaude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-217058573767573762023-12-19T10:37:00.008+05:302023-12-19T11:59:58.171+05:30How closure of diplomatic mission in Lhasa remains Nehru's lesser-known ‘Tibetan’ blunderDekyi Linka, the British and then Indian Mission in LhasaMy article How closure of diplomatic mission in Lhasa remains Nehru's lesser-known ‘Tibetan’ blunder appeared in FirstpostNew Delhi seemed to have lost its nerve, which greatly helped China attain its final objective: To remove all traces of Indian presence and influence from Tibet. The blunder seems irreparable todayHere is the link...Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-49512213291999881692023-12-16T03:00:00.001+05:302023-12-16T07:00:37.048+05:30How Pakistan surrendered in 1971Lt Gen AAK Niazi, with Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora (behind Vice Adm N Krishnan and Maj Gen JRF Jacob), December 6, 1971My interview of Lt Gen Ashoke K Chatterjee, How Pakistan surrendered in 1971, appeared in Rediff.comHere is the link...'You have been surrounded from all directions, if you want the safety of your troops and your personal safety, we will give you eight hours to make up your mind Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-32851003429372574672023-11-24T10:12:00.001+05:302023-11-24T10:12:25.165+05:30As Tibet becomes Xizang, Delhi faces a new concernTibet No MoreMy article As Tibet becomes Xizang, Delhi faces a new concern appeared in The Asian Age and The Deccan Chronicle.Here is the link...US President Joe Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, California, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. (AP)The long-awaited meeting between the two most powerful leaders ofClaude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-82812445550521528712023-11-06T06:16:00.004+05:302023-11-06T06:16:53.339+05:30Claude Arpi | To integrate border areas, devise a new philosophyMy article To integrate border areas, devise a new philosophy appeared in The Asian Age and The Deccan ChronicleHere is the link...French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau had once said: "Nothing is so gentle as man in his primitive state, when placed by nature at an equal distance from the stupidity of brutes and the fatal enlightenment of civil man."Jawaharlal Nehru too was a romantic; he wroteClaude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-67981426739977002842023-10-23T10:51:00.000+05:302023-10-23T10:51:03.829+05:30Why New Delhi should worry about instability in China's PLA ranksMy article Why New Delhi should worry about instability in China's PLA ranks appeared in Firstpost.New commanders may be inclined to please the Emperor in order to consolidate their position in the hierarchy and therefore take a more belligerent stance towards Taiwan and India Here is the link...The planet is in turmoil. As if the Ukraine war was not enough, a new conflict has erupted in theClaude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-91695909854456475902023-10-20T11:42:00.000+05:302023-10-20T15:18:16.887+05:30The Unsung Heroes of the 1962 War My article The Unsung Heroes of the 1962 War appeared in Rediff.com.Here is the link...The Chinese admitted that they had suffered the maximum casualties fighting in the first battle on October 20, 1962, and these casualties had been inflicted mostly by 2 Rajput.Claude Arpi salutes Major B K Pant and his fighting force of 112 men, 82 of whom lost their lives in the Battle of Namkha Chu, and whoseClaude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-6332251306732949422023-09-04T06:59:00.003+05:302023-09-04T06:59:20.931+05:30 Revisiting 1962The Namkha chu which witnessed the first battle in October 1962A recent visit in the forward areas of the Tawang sector opened my eyes wider. Though I have been studying different aspects of the 1962 border war with China for years, it is only by seeing the terrain of the tragic confrontation which turned into a debacle for the 7th Brigade of Brigadier John P. Dalvi, that one can realize the Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-38664884048444407182023-09-01T15:49:00.000+05:302023-09-01T15:49:24.249+05:30The Holy Waterfalls and the Great GuruMy article The Holy Waterfalls and the Great Guru appeared in Rediff.comHere is the link...It is on the exact spot where the Guru is said to have created 108 waterfalls, that the Yangtse clash took place between the Indian Army and the Chinese PLA on the night of December 9, 2022.As it had done in Ladakh in May 2020, the PLA tried to change the unmarked LAC in the Yangtse sector in Arunachal Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-33504543225542217782023-08-15T02:00:00.000+05:302023-08-15T04:25:44.176+05:30August 15, 1947: The saddest day in Pondicherry
Seven years ago, I wrote this paper on the 'saddest day' of Pondicherry.
What happened was very unfortunate indeed!
The attendant of the rishi, Sri Aurobindo, who had given his life for the Freedom of India, was killed by supporters of a political party in front of the Ashram.
On Day 1 (August 15, 1947), goodaism was already part of the Indian political life.
Despite the French Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-36065865582356956802023-07-26T06:30:00.000+05:302023-07-26T10:20:15.872+05:30Son, roll down this nalla
On the occasion of the Kargil Vijay Day, I re-post my interview with Param Vir Chakra, Jogender Singh Yadav entitled, Independence Day Special: The Hero of Tiger Hill is posted on Rediff.com.
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Yogender Singh Yadav survived 15 bullets while capturing Tiger Hill in the Kargil War and was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest award for gallantry.On the eve Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-42601750433365615622023-07-14T09:45:00.001+05:302023-07-14T09:45:18.762+05:30 PM Modi in Paris: How Indo-French ties have evolved into an epitome of strategic, economic and cultural cooperationMy article PM Modi in Paris: How Indo-French ties have evolved into an epitome of strategic, economic and cultural cooperation appeared in FirstpostHere is the link...In the present turbulent times, the stability of the relation between Delhi and Paris is important for the worldThis year, France and India are celebrating 25 years of their strategic partnership. The visit of Prime Minister Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-13566410392743463502023-06-15T16:19:00.004+05:302023-06-15T16:19:28.306+05:30China in suspense as Xi, 70, has junked succession planMy article Claude Arpi | China in suspense as Xi, 70, has junked succession plan appeared in Asian Age/Deccan ChronicleHere is the link...After Xi Jinping was given a third five-year term as China’s president in March 2023, AP News commented that he was “on track to stay in power for life at a time of severe economic challenges and rising tensions with the U.S. and others. The endorsement of Xi’sClaude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-5013149695466257952023-06-06T14:54:00.007+05:302023-06-06T16:23:16.570+05:30The Barahoti saga: Failure of 'Nehru doctrine' and deceitful nature of Dragon My article The Barahoti saga: Failure of 'Nehru doctrine' and deceitful nature of Dragon appeared in FirstpostHere is the link...Hardly two months after the Panchsheel Agreement was signed, India discovered that all problems had not been solved. The first Chinese incursion took place in Barahoti in June 1954. This was followed by a series of intrusions numbering in the hundreds The Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-35987904187989362932023-05-25T10:20:00.005+05:302023-05-25T10:20:26.930+05:30What lies behind China’s new role as ‘peacemaker’My article What lies behind China’s new role as ‘peacemaker’ appeared in The Asian Age/Deccan Chronicle.Beijing’s Global Security Initiative (GSI) is another move from Beijing
which indicates that China wants to play a bigger international roleHere is the link...China has become a peacemaker, or at least would like to project itself as the world’s new ‘peacemaker’; we have seen it in the Middle Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-51959796350196008532023-05-19T10:24:00.001+05:302023-05-19T10:24:38.062+05:30The US primarily looks after its own interests: Can Washington be a good ally?Taken for a ride...My article The US primarily looks after its own interests: Can Washington be a good ally? appeared in FirstpostThere is no reason why India should blindly follow America in a military adventure in Taiwan or elsewhere Here is the link...A question has been going around in the strategic circles in the recent weeks: should India enter into a military alliance with the US and will Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-68561246829365707132023-05-10T08:57:00.000+05:302023-05-11T06:25:58.859+05:30Chinese social media abuzz with 'tank dens' in Tibet chatter: Why India needs to heed seriously My article Chinese social media abuzz with 'tank dens' in Tibet chatter: Why India needs to heed seriously appeared in Firstpost.Here is the link...Whether all details are confirmed in their entirety or not about the presence of 'tank dens' is an altogether different matter, but it should be a serious warning for India In the recent times, the Chinese social media has been agog with ‘tank Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942672441068274371.post-8281153065684004212023-05-10T04:52:00.001+05:302023-05-10T10:55:17.241+05:30Where the Dalai Lama reincarnates is critical to Indian securityWhere the Dalai Lama reincarnates is critical to Indian securityIn this interview, Ishan Dhar speaks to Claude Arpi on the political importance of Tibetan Buddhist reincarnates, how Chinese interference in this sacred tradition can have ramifications for the entire Himalayan belt, and the steps India can take to ensure its security in this context.Claude Arpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651031442389985902noreply@blogger.com0