Can India and China go to battle?

'Does the Indian army's new assertiveness risk a clash escalating into shooting and possibly skirmishes?' asks Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: Chinese soldiers guard the Nathu La mountain pass. Photograph:......

An epic journey: The day the Dalai Lama came to India

The Tibetan spiritual leader's upcoming visit to Tawang, the district through which he first entered India, is probably behind China's new desire to claim the area.Claude Arpi recalls the Dalai......

'I was, I am, and will remain anti-Chinese'

'I know by experience that they can put a dagger in our back at any time...' 'It was a state of total chaos. Nobody knew what was happening. The fog of war was so thick that nobody could see......