Chinese Chequers on LAC is Not for the Faint-hearted

The Indian Army has shown it can face down the PLA, but is too often held back by a political leadership that lacks boldness, asserts Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: Indian soldiers disembark from a military......

Could India be heading for a short war with China?

'The numbers of troops on both sides are enormous.''They are about 50,000-60,000 soldiers facing each other in that sector -- that's about the total number of troops that both sides had in the 1962......

China arrays aerial firepower along Indian border

Tensions between China and India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), which boiled over into a deadly melee on June 15, have seen armies on both sides building up their strength in the......

The Chinese generals involved in Ladakh standoff

General Zhao Zongqi is well known in India for having commanded the Chinese troops during the Dokalam episode.Zhao knows every inch and corner of the Indian border, at least the Eastern and Central......