India is said to plan $3.4 billion rail lines near China borderIndia is bolstering its northeastern frontier by investing $3.4 billion to construct 500 kilometers of railway lines, bridges, and tunnels....
12 Sep, 2025, 03.15 PM IST
A chicken with two necks: India's strategic counter to BangladeshIndia is concerned about the Siliguri Corridor's security. This narrow strip connects India to its northeastern states. Bangladesh's growin...
26 May, 2025, 02.44 PM IST
China 'Pushes the Boundaries' with its expanding bordersChina is using aggressive tactics to expand its territory in Bhutan, the South China Sea, and Japan's Senkaku Islands. It is building settl...
13 Feb, 2024, 08.23 AM IST
LAC face-off: Our border infrastructure not your business, India tells ChinaChina’s foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian had openly criticised India’s building of infrastructure as the cause of the current conf...
16 Oct, 2020, 09.33 AM IST
View: What if China wrings India’s ‘Chicken’s Neck’ – the Siliguri corridor? Here are some countermeasuresIn 2003, India and China came to an agreement whereby China agreed to Sikkim’s addition to India and gave up all claims to the state and In...
10 Oct, 2019, 10.54 AM IST
India, China respecting bilateral pacts for peace at borderMaking a statement on the prevailing situation along the Sino-Indian border, Rajnath Singh said there is complete restraint by armed forces...
17 Jul, 2019, 02.01 PM IST
Trust Vote: Key Highlights from PM Narendra Modi's speech in Lok SabhaPM Modi said banks were looted during Cong rule and it was the Cong govt that laid the NPA landmine.
21 Jul, 2018, 09.19 AM IST
Doklam effect: Army pushes for upgrade of infrastructure along China borderGen Rawat, incidentally, had just last month warned that China was flexing its muscles and would continue with its efforts to nibble away I...
13 Jul, 2018, 02.56 PM IST
India denies Chinese media claim of 'troop mobilization' in TibetIndependent experts see China's push for a border conflict as a response to rising India's economic strength and a desire to check the grow...
13 Jul, 2018, 01.07 PM IST
For year-round border security, India plans tunnels on China borderTunnels unlike roads will ensure that the distance to the LAC is drastically reduced and there is all-weather connectivity - even during he...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.28 AM IST
Japan welcomes Doklam resolution, lauds India's 'persistence'The third pillar, Kawai said, was joint development of defence equipment between India and Japan. This is significant, given the current re...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.33 AM IST
View: China may be fighting the Doklam war on Pakistan frontChina cannot start a war with India, even if it's a localised conflict over a small piece of high-altitude land that remains hard to access...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
Border face-off: China, India deploy 3,000 troops eachSources said though there had been other several troop standoffs at the tri-junction over the years, the latest one at the Doka La was clea...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.36 AM IST
Behind China's Sikkim aggression, a plan to isolate Northeast from rest of IndiaThe Siliguri Corridor, through the rail and road networks passing through it, feeds the primary military formations located in the North Ea...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.35 AM IST
6-day Army commanders conference begins tomorrow; focus to be China & PakThere will be detailed discussions about the situation along the borders with China and Pakistan, they said.
15 Apr, 2018, 04.04 PM IST
Japan misleading India against China: Chinese state mediaThe article in the Global Times also downplayed the role of the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor that was spoken about by Modi and Abe.
18 Sep, 2017, 12.19 PM IST
India's rail counter to China's border game is likely to be ready in a few years' timeA host of crucial railway blueprints are on the drawing board at a time when China is aggressively pushing its railway network deep into Ti...
10 Sep, 2017, 11.10 AM IST