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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.
    ‘United Front Work’ is now Xi’s most potent toolOpinion
    ‘United Front Work’ is now Xi’s most potent tool

    Hopefully New Delhi is carefully watching these new developments.

    17 May 2019 7:30 AM IST

    In Tibet, an atheist regime talks of reincarnationOpinion
    In Tibet, an atheist regime talks of reincarnation

    Today, China is actively preparing for the post-Dalai Lama period.

    13 April 2019 7:35 AM IST

    Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    New dangers along the border for India

    Kimathanka is one of the smallest and most remote hamlets in the northeastern district of Sankhuwasabha of Eastern...

    24 Jan 2019 2:07 AM IST

    Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: File)Opinion
    China: A Great Economic Game looms in 2019

    Xi took the occasion to reassert the CPC's rule as the only key to weathering “unimaginable” perils and dangers.

    28 Dec 2018 12:11 AM IST

    The 182-metre structure of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is touted as the worlds tallest. (Photo: @narendramodi/Twitter)Opinion
    Patel-Nehru rift over Tibet & China was deep

    The most serious cause of discord was the invasion of Tibet by the Chinese Liberation Army in October 1950.

    8 Nov 2018 7:46 AM IST

    President Xi Jinping reminded top state media outlets to strictly adhere to the orders of the Chinese Communist Party during a series of high-profile visits to their headquarters in February. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Emperor Xi's Voice' war expands, don't ignore it

    Mammoth multimedia platforms broadcasting the Voice of China' [promote] projects like the Belt and Road Initiative.

    25 Sept 2018 12:56 AM IST

    The future of China is not rosy, but perhaps the most surprising aspect is that Muslim nations around the world are keeping mum about the fate of the Uyghurs; nobody has so far dared to question China about its Muslim policy.Opinion
    Why isn't China under fire for Xinjiang repression?

    The problem is that the large majority of the population of the restive Muslim province is considered as...

    10 Aug 2018 2:17 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with Chinsese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi)Opinion
    3 new Tibet airports near border pose threat

    India should not fall back into a “Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai” mood, even if a “reset” of bilateral relations is...

    20 Jun 2018 7:48 AM IST

    Emmanuel MacronOpinion
    Macron in India: Ties that keep growing

    Mr Macron's visit was delayed by a few months due to an important joint initiative, the International Solar Alliance...

    9 March 2018 3:10 AM IST

    Tibet and the Dalai Lama have recently been in the news.Opinion
    India needs to be wary of Tibet development'

    Tibet and the Dalai Lama have recently been in the news.

    17 Dec 2017 5:55 AM IST

    Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman with her French counterpart Florence Parly, at the South Block in New Delhi on Friday (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Look West again, towards Paris

    A PMO release said Prime Minister Modi appreciated the invaluable contribution of business leaders from both...

    8 Nov 2017 1:34 AM IST

    Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft (Photo: Youtube screengrab)Opinion
    Invest in the aircraft of tomorrow

    Mr Modi has developed a rapport with Mr Macron and Ms Merkel; it would make economic and strategic sense for India to...

    29 July 2017 12:37 AM IST

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