China’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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Iyengar Yoga in China
March 16, 2017Do you know what is the latest fad in China? It is Yoga. As per the stats of 2014, about 10 million students have enrolled in various Schools of Yoga which have sprung up all over China. Nearly 1,500 yoga teachers are busy earning more than a lakh rupees per month imparting Yoga training. Now…
Farmer’s new profession!
February 12, 2017Wang Enlin, from Yushutun village, in China’s Heilongjiang Province, will never forget that day in 2001, when his village and farmland were flooded with toxic waste. On the eve of the Lunar New Year, villagers notice that the house they were in was being flooded with waste water from the nearby Qihua Group, a State-owned…
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