By T.J.S. George Confidence, authoritativeness and clear warning signals echoed from China’s published statements on the Maldives crisis. Keep off, it tells the UN. Any military intervention will be strongly resisted, it tells India. This is the new China rising to world leadership at a speed that is both remarkable and worrying. Usually China does…
Columns, Point of View
China rises to new heights as Xi decimates his rivals and keeps people under extensive surveillance
October 31, 2017By T.J.S. George Faster than expected, China’s dominant duo became a trio with Xi Jinping promoting himself to the rank of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. Mao kept China in “continuous revolution” complete with upheavals, violence and famine. Deng transformed the nation with the modernising touch of capitalism, which he camouflaged as “socialism with Chinese…
Sports
BRICS Games 2017 India go down to China in basketball
June 20, 2017China beat India 97-57 on the opening day of the BRICS Games 2017, despite a strong performance from star player Amjyot Singh Gill at Guangzhou, China, on the opening day of the BRICS Games 2017 yesterday. The game was fairly competitive in the first half. It was a one point game late in the second…
Sports
Queen Sirikit Cup Ladies Amateur Golf Tournament: City’s Pranavi fares well
May 16, 2017Mysuru’s Pranavi S. Urs representing India and taking part in the Queen Sirikit Cup Asia Pacific ladies Amateur golf tourney at Zhangjiagang Shuangshan Golf Club at Shuangshan Island, Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, China from May 7-13 fared well. Hye-jin-Choi of Korea won the tourney with a three-day aggregate score of 7-under-209. Liu-Wenbo of China finished…
Columns, Point of View
China’s take-over of the South China Sea is complete; a summit next week clinches its strategic gains
May 9, 2017China’s attitude to India has changed, too. It seems to have concluded that India is no longer the serious competitor it once appeared to be. A week from today “the biggest diplomatic event of the year” will take place in China with many heads of government in attendance (not India’s). This is the first summit…
Feature Articles
Son of Kodagu leaves his footprint on snow-clad mountains -3
May 6, 2017While it is common for Kodagu youth to join the Armed Forces and dedicate their lives for their Nation, ready to make the supreme sacrifice, there are some sons of the soil who have earned name and fame through their service in the Survey Department. One such hero is Kalyatanda B. Appachu, son of late…
Feature Articles
Son of Kodagu leaves his footprint on snow-clad mountains -2
May 5, 2017While it is common for Kodagu youth to join the Armed Forces and dedicate their lives for their Nation, ready to make the supreme sacrifice, there are some sons of the soil who have earned name and fame through their service in the Survey Department. One such hero is Kalyatanda B. Appachu, son of late…
Feature Articles
Son of Kodagu leaves his footprint on snow-clad mountains -1
May 4, 2017K.B. Appachu remembers his days when he surveyed Indo-China border at the time of Chinese aggression in 1961 While it is common for Kodagu youth to join the Armed Forces and dedicate their lives for their Nation, ready to make the supreme sacrifice, there are some sons of the soil who have earned name and…
News
China bans Islamic baby names in Muslim majority Xinjiang province
April 26, 2017List of banned baby names released amid ongoing crackdown on veils and beards Beijing: Many couples fret over choosing the perfect name for their newborn, but for Muslims in Western China that decision has now become even more fraught: pick the wrong name and your child will be denied education and government benefits. Officials in…
Feature Articles
India’s China War of 1962: A Historical Review
April 23, 2017In the context of Dalai Lama’s recent visit to Tawang and Bomdila By U. B. Acharya Preamble On 20th October 1962, we the students living in the hostel heard the news that in the early hours of that morning, Chinese forces had run over our positions along the NEFA (now Arunachal Pradesh) border killing several…
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