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Claude Arpi
Born in France, Claude Arpi is now settled in India. He is the author of several books on Tibet, China and India and a regularly contributor on Indo-French relations.
Wanted: Historian’s office
It’s high time that India re-organises its historical records. A revamp is crucial in this domain, as also others, especially if we want to become a respected world player Since the Lok Sabha results were announced, the Indian media has been speaking about rebooting, something you do when you change your...
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China-Nepal love affair
23 May 2019 | Claude Arpi -
Fading memories
09 May 2019 | Claude Arpi -
R&D key to India’s status
25 April 2019 | Claude Arpi -
Maze of half-truths
11 April 2019 | Claude Arpi -
European naivety over?
28 March 2019 | Claude Arpi -
Know your history
14 March 2019 | Claude Arpi -
A highly strategic corridor
01 March 2019 | Claude Arpi
Map of aggression
Before making any outrageous claims on border issues, Chinese officials are better advised to do their homework well about history and geography Hua Chunying, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has a poor knowledge of history and even geography. Once again, she claimed recently that Arunachal Pradesh is...
Silk Roads without people
Xi Jinping’s likely visit to India must not be wasted. It can be a good occasion for New Delhi to question him about the new corridors and remind him about Demchok China is very fond of Silk Roads. In 2013, a year after Xi Jinping was anointed Emperor of the Middle...
Alzeimerish China
Beijing will celebrate the emancipation of the serfs in Tibet on March 28. Ironically, the communist party has forgotten what happened at Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989 Cary Huang, a senior columnist with the South China Morning Post, wrote recently: “In 2019, China ushers in a year full of both...
World on a boil
Globally, countries have descended into chaos amid political turmoil. This scenario will continue as we dawn upon another year. This is the new normal The planet is in turmoil. This did not start in 2018 but worsened during the past year and without being a bird of bad omen, it will...
