Bhaskar Dutta Baruah
Social Distancing: Wuhan Virus and a Changing Socio-Political Order
Amidst the state measures being taken to contain COVID-19 and the ensuing public panic, the element of maintaining physical distances between individuals and nations is seen as a common denominator…
The New Han Empire, India and the Quashing of Tibet
In the 13th and early 14th centuries, a Chinese historian by the name of Ma-Twan-Lin wrote a grandiose history of China in multiple volumes filled with exaggerations on the so…
The Curious Case of Masood Azhar
At a time when countries across the globe are taking serious looks at their internal security due to Islamic Terrorism, India is among the few countries whose internal security is…
India-China: Rasputin, Unholy Geopol and Chicken Sandwich
When China occupied Tibet, Prime Minister Nehru’s brows should have perspired, because he now had a monstrous red dragon to deal with, even as he struggled with mad dog Pakistan. …
Why India can’t Afford a Chinese Dalai Lama
A country’s defence strategy is not made after an enemy attack – steps taken during war time (or signs signalling a war) are more of a tactical nature rather than…
The Silent Chinese Invasion
In the 1950’s the People’s Republic of China upped its ante for occupying Tibet. In the year 1959, His Holiness the Dalai Lama escaped from his land and the Chinese…