News for 'Dr Kanti Bajpai'

'Fast breeder issue was red herring'

'We're in a very difficult spot'

'We've never really been in the situation of having a difficult time with the Chinese and an increasingly difficult time with the Russians along with a relationship with the Americans which is important.'

'China will continue to be bossy'

'It is not a matter of fixing the military problem up there in the Himalayas and the retreat of the two militaries.' 'India has to find a way to correct the racist and very patronising views of India in the Chinese mind.'

'Xi is not interested in settling border issue'

'We may think that in our border quarrel, the Chinese can give up a bit of territory here or there to satisfy us, but that's not how they see it.' 'Arunachal Pradesh is 90,000 square kilometres and twice the size of Taiwan.' 'The Chinese can't be seen to be asserting their rights to Taiwan and on the other hand, cheaply giving up Arunachal Pradesh.'

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 War in all sectors.'

'One of the problems is neither Xi or Modi listen to other opinions'

'Both have a very nationalistic view of foreign policy.' 'They think they are shrewd and clever diplomats.'