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Claude Arpi
About the AuthorClaude Arpi
The writer is based in South India for the past 40 years. He writes on India, China, Tibet and Indo-French relations.
    The Chinese propaganda nevertheless speaks of creating a beautiful place by preservation of ecology and [providing] livability, health, charm, and happiness. Representational Image. (AFP)Opinion
    Claude Arpi | Stop China from erasing the heart of the world'

    Unfortunately, we can't expect an atheist regime in Beijing to understand the meaning of the word 'sacred'

    12 Oct 2021 2:22 AM IST

    Apart from an intensive drive for PLA recruitment, the stability of the borders seems to be the Chinese leaderships main worry. Representational Image. (AFP)Opinion
    Claude Arpi | China’s new ethnic ploy in Tibet: Unity via marriage?

    Both New Delhi and the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala must take up this issue seriously

    30 Aug 2021 3:58 AM IST

    The PLA has very few Tibetan soldiers and practically no local officers. (Representational image: AFP)Opinion
    Claude Arpi | Bid to recruit Tibetans in China PLA may backfire

    The PLA also knows well they can’t trust the Tibetans: a word from their Leader in Dharamsala and the troops will...

    31 July 2021 6:47 AM IST

    New Delhi must officially declare that the Indian government will stand by the Dalai Lamas decision, while he should keep in mind the Indian population on the borders with Tibet.Opinion
    Claude Arpi | India must back Dalai's choice on his successor

    Viewed from a political angle, many issues would be solved if the Dalai Lama decides to go for an 'emanation'

    16 Jun 2021 9:00 AM IST

    It is time for New Delhi to ask the Chinese government to repatriate to India the mortal remains of the brave Sikh soldier. (Stock Image)Opinion
    Claude Arpi | Will Beijing return the remains of 1962 hero?

    It is shocking that Beijing has never returned the remains of Subedar Joginder Singh, Param Vir Chakra, who died in...

    13 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

    Students waving flags of the Communist Party as they prepare to watch a movie \The Founding of a Party\ in Yangzhou, in Chinas eastern Jiangsu province, to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Claude Arpi | China's new weapon is political archaeology'

    In February this year, the Communist Party of China (CPC) started a new campaign called Party History Learning and...

    29 April 2021 4:10 AM IST

    Claude Arpi | Hydro, rail projects in Tibet a threat to IndiaOpinion
    Claude Arpi | Hydro, rail projects in Tibet a threat to India

    A series of nine hydropower plants in cascade will definitely threaten life across the whole of India's Northeast region

    6 April 2021 7:23 AM IST

    Concrete collaborations are, and will be, undoubtedly difficult, they will face obstacles, which in the end can only help deepen bilateral relations. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Claude Arpi | Trusty old allies India, France can bond over big...

    What is required for France and India is to take their relations to the next level

    14 Feb 2021 4:09 AM IST

    It has obviously not been a bad year for China: Hua Chunying, its foreign ministry spokesperson, described 2020 as a fantastic year (Image: AP)Opinion
    Claude Arpi | Will 2021 be China’s & Xi’s annus horribilis?

    Has Beijing succeeded in intimidating India with its brazen info warfare?

    5 Jan 2021 4:53 AM IST

    Lobsang Sangay, President of government-in-exile. (PTI)Opinion
    Claude Arpi | Use Tibet links, counter China in the Himalayas

    Though the Indian government never wanted to be politically involved with Tibet, the age-old ties have remained alive

    26 Nov 2020 5:20 AM IST

    An Indian army convoy moves on the Srinagar- Ladakh highway at Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. The Indian military said it apprehended a Chinese soldier Monday, Oct. 19, in the remote Ladakh region, where the two countries are locked in a monthslong military standoff along their disputed border. (APOpinion
    Claude Arpi | Step up pressure on Xi; bring France into Quad

    The world is becoming aware of the double standards in Chinese propaganda, and for the first time it is taking steps to...

    22 Oct 2020 10:31 AM IST

    Claude Arpi | Chinese mischief likely in Himachal Pradesh, UttarakhandOpinion
    Claude Arpi | Chinese mischief likely in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand

    The first Chinese incursion in Barahoti, in today’s Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, occurred in June 1954

    29 Aug 2020 4:30 PM IST

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