With NATO forces out of Afghanistan, the Russians will largely provide security in the region and China will be exploring the possibility of restructuring Afghanistan’s supply and trade chains after twenty years of war. Although several potential routes exist along the Wakhan Corridor and via Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, here is
Satellite images show that days before the clash between Indian and Chinese troops at Galwan Valley, China brought in heavy pieces of machinery, cut a trail into a Himalayan mountainside and even dammed a river. The cause of the fighting was the burning and dismantling of two Chinese tents and
On 15 June, 2020 while the de-escalation process was in progress in the Galwan Valley, twenty Indian soldiers of 16th Bihar Regiment including the commanding officer (a Colonel) were killed with 35 casualties on the Chinese side in a hand-to-hand combat involving stones, iron rods and batons wrapped in barbed
There’s a lot of talk about the US China trade war, but while you’re looking over here a conflict between the two giants is brewing over in Pakistan. The conflict is about global dominance and Pakistan’s financial security is hanging in the balance. If China succeeds it could be on
