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China plans to add six more rail lines to Tibet

29. August 2008

Source In what could be a new strategic worry for India, China has announced plans to establish six more rail lines to Qinghai-Tibet plateau in the Himalayas. Plans are afoot to add six more rail lines to the Qinghai-Tibet railway to boost the region’s economy, a railway spokesman said. Included in China’s medium- and long-term railway network plan, [...]

China keen to train Army with India

15. August 2008

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Source BY MANOJ ANAND Vairengte, Mizoram Aug. 11: After America, it is China that has sought to avail the expertise of the Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School of the Indian Army to tackle urban terrorism and low intensity conflict. Disclosing this here on Monday, the commandant of the Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School Brigadier Anil Ram told this newspaper: [...]

Comparing the Indian and Chinese navies

7. July 2008

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Source Hong Kong, China — After 10 years of steady effort, both India and China have made significant qualitative changes in their navies. In terms of submarine capabilities – the construction of SSNs and SSBNs – China is now far ahead of India, however. China has built two 094 SSBNs and two 093 SSNs, along with JL2 [...]

India should be wary of China’s military modernisation: Army

3. July 2008

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http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/03china.htm July 03, 2008 15:32 IST With China rapidly modernizing its military, India needs to be wary of likely implications, which will impact the nation’s security, Army chief Deepak Kapoor warned on Thursday. “We need to take note of likely implications of China’s military modernisation, improvement in infrastructure in Tibet [Images] Autonomous Region [...]

India’s testing of Agni-III vs. China-India, India-Pakistan strategic stability

3. July 2008

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http://www.kanwa.com/dnws/showpl.php?id=316 When asked about India’s recent test-fire of Agni-III missile, multiple Chinese military strategists expressed considerable anxieties, saying that India’s recent action may jeopardize the strategic stability between India and China. Chinese military strategists rarely criticize India’s development of missiles on open occasions, and the success of “Agni-III” fire test may stimulate China to develop TMD [...]

PLA’s rapid reaction capability in Tibet

3. July 2008

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http://www.kanwa.com/mrdt/showpl.php?id=632 Hong Kong, China — The eruption of riots in Tibet in March reflected an increasingly complicated political situation there, involving both internal and external factors. Internally, the peaceful and nonviolent approach of the Dalai Lama toward China has encountered greater resistance from the young generation of Tibetans, and the Dalai Lama’s political relevance has been gradually [...]

India: China says it has no intention to encircle India

1. July 2008

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Author: idrw team | 20 June 2008 | Views: 38 BY : China.org.cn by Hou Xiaoying Responding to concerns from India and the West about China’s plan of building ports in South Asia, Zhang Yan, the Chinese ambassador to India, said in a luncheon held by the Asian Association in Hong Kong on June 18 that “India [...]

Is China doing a Mayanmar in Sri Lanka?

30. June 2008

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Source June 27, 2008 Is China doing a Myanmar in Sri Lanka [Images] by capitalising on the policy of President Mahinda Rajapakse of diversifying Sri Lanka’s geo-political options even while professing close friendship with India? That seems to have been one of India’s concerns, which prompted a two-day visit to Sri Lanka by a team of senior [...]

An inside account of Sino-Indian border talks

20. June 2008

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A briefing to the domestic audience in China about the Sino-Indian border issue has always been a rare event; marking one such occasion is a recent detailed review of the subject by a Chinese analyst who appears to be authoritative and well versed with the ongoing border negotiations. The review can certainly be looked upon [...]

List of Terrorist, Insurgent and Extremist Groups in India

16. June 2008

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Assam (Total of 36) United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) Bodo Liberation Tiger Force (BLTF) Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) Karbi National Volunteers (KNV) Rabha National Security Force (RNSF) Koch-Rajbongshi Liberation Organisation (KRLO) Hmar People’s Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) Karbi People’s Front (KPF) Tiwa National Revolutionary Force (TNRF) Bircha Commando [...]

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