Claude Arpi After completing my first book on Tibet in the 1990s, I looked for a title which could resume the content of my research. At the end of the 19th century, Tibet was a mere pawn in... Read more
Claude Arpi A few weeks ago, the Chinese Ambassador to India, Luo Zhaohui, met with some Indian defence and diplomatic specialists in Delhi. In the course of his presentation, he said that... Read more
Claude Arpi While the world talks of Xi’s ‘dream’, waves after waves of Chinese visitors can suddenly be seen pouring along the Belt and Road. Is Delhi aware of the time bo... Read more
Claude Arpi France has decided. By default, some will say. After winning the most unexpected presidential elections, Emmanuel Macron is the new President of the French Republic. The 39-year-... Read more
Claude Arpi The Dalai Lama, Beijing’s bête noire, was recently awarded the Professor ML Sondhi Prize for International Politics 2016. Sondhi, a renowned academic, a Jan Sangh politicia... Read more
Claude Arpi The Dalai Lama, Beijing’s bête noire, was recently awarded the Professor ML Sondhi Prize for International Politics 2016. Sondhi, a renowned academic, a Jan Sangh politici... Read more
Claude Arpi By taking over Xinjiang, communist China controlled the western borders of the Middle Kingdom, access trade with Central Asia, block any possibility of Soviet advance, and come i... Read more
Claude Arpi China is pressing India to jump on board the mega One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative. The Global Times recently complained: “New Delhi has yet to sign up for the OBOR, and... Read more
Claude Arpi It is impossible to rewind history. What happened has happened. It is, however, always possible to learn from past successes, victories, as well as defeats. In fact there is c... Read more
Claude Arpi Today’s world is confusing. Take China. It is an atheist Marxist regime, with a strong allergy to religion, but it is sponsoring religion. During a recent visit to the Bud... Read more
‘Glee’ star Naya Rivera found dead at California lake
Sara Ali Khan’s driver tests COVID-19 positive
Amitabh, Abhishek Bachchan stable, don’t require aggressive treatment: hospital sources
Amit Sadh tests negative for COVID-19
Anupam Kher’s mother, brother test positive for COVID-19
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