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THE BASIC ARTICLE : CHINA'S FIVE INSTABILITIES NEXT IN SERIES                    PART 2 : TIBET : HELPLESS AND TANGLED    PART 3 : A NEEDLES AND HATSTACKS POLICY FOR INDIA     PART 4 : OUTLINES OF A TIBET POLICY   When Indian and Tibetan flags were  waved  at the funeral of Company Leader Nyima Tenzin of Special Frontier Force who  died during the Kailash Range operations , there was widespread belief that ‘Tibet’ issue will be leveraged. It was short-lived due to haziness in Indian thinking, absolute clarity in China and a return to resigned helplessness amongst Tibetans worldwide. The issue has morphed significantly from the last century and needs deep understanding of new issues and must be played with finesse. Undue military action or rebellious violence will end any action being snuffed out like the  Khampa Rebellion  in the 50s. Relevant issues pertaining to India, China and Tibet need to be brought into focus for India to chart out a future course of action. In this part we

In my recent article  China’s Five Instabilities  I had put forth an argument that  an inward looking China will get automatically contained.  China cannot be made to look inwards economically or militarily. It must be done politically and diplomatically. Pakistan is a parallel for better understanding. Despite sporadic spikes in violence in Kashmir, the threat from Pakistan is far lesser than it was last year. Why? The political axe of Abrogation of Article 370 left Pakistan crying hoarse on the side lines. Further the ongoing PDM has taken Pakistan into  uncharted  territory. The internal political muddle reinforced by a weak economy, ensure Pakistan is less of a worldwide nuisance than before. Kinetic  action would not have achieved this effect.    I am fully cognisant of the fact that what works for Pakistan will not work for China. We have to adopt a horses for courses approach. The major point I am making is that China has its problems which are grave. If we get taken in by their

THE NEXT ARTICLE :  INDIA TIBET AND CHINA : THE WAY FORWARD IN FOUR PARTS PART 1 : CHINESE DESIGNS : ILLEGAL AND COERCIVE    PART 2 : TIBET : HELPLESS AND TANGLED     PART 3 : A NEEDLES AND HATSTACKS POLICY FOR INDIA   PART 4  :  OUTLINES OF A TIBET POLICY                                The Enlarging Chinese Threat   The emerging  view  in USA is that  PRC poses the greatest threat to democracy and freedom. It  intends to dominate the U.S. and the rest of the planet economically, militarily and technologically . The view emerging  from EU through NATO   is that  the scale of Chinese power and global reach poses acute challenges to open and democratic societies, particularly because of that country’s trajectory to greater authoritarianism and an expansion of its territorial ambitions . In recent times, China shifted blame from itself to all others for the spread of the Virus, sought public expressions of gratitude for aid rendered, suppressed democracy in Hong Kong by flouting internati

  Recently an article appeared with the headline  China Turns On Nuclear-Powered 'Artificial Sun'  . It describes how China has successfully powered up its " artificial sun " nuclear fusion reactor for the first time. It is reported as China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device. The article makes it appears as if China has broken through and is powering ahead  technologically. All part of the ‘Halo’ being created through Chinese public opinion and influence operations. There is no denying the fact that the effort is a significant  technological advancement. However, this effort is a part of the I nternational Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project based in France.    Fusion energy must be seen and understood in the larger context of global energy requirement and security. Fusion energy is also relevant to India. It also has a connection with space exploration. It is futuristic. From a military and security point of vie