China's anti-corruption watchdog has placed Ouyang Weimin, former president of the China Development Bank, under investigation for serious violations of party discipline and law, with no further details disclosed. The post Former China Development Bank President Under Anti-Corruption Probe...

China’s new “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law” is not a benign framework for harmony but a legal codification of assimilation, directly undermining the viability of the Middle Way… The post China’s new law undermines Tibetan identity appeared first on...

The PRC Constitution itself formally recognizes equality among ethnic groups and the protection of their linguistic and cultural distinctiveness, yet this new law subordinates minorities to a ‘unified’ identity.… The post Beijing’s politics: an increasing threat to freedom appeared first...

In the long arc of Chinese Communist Party history, Xi Zhongxun occupies a distinctive place. He was a revolutionary, a senior leader and, at times, a victim of… The post Xi rejects his father’s model of respect appeared first...

The modernised PLA will compress the response time along the LAC and enable faster, more coherent military operations against India. On the night of 15 June 2020, Indian… The post Inside China’s AI powered military build-up along LAC appeared...

Indian diplomats repeatedly fail to frame the parameters of the debate. To change this, Indian diplomats must change their basic strategy. President Donald Trump briefly met Indian Prime Minister… The post India should reframe the Pak debate in D.C. appeared...

A 52 year old man, who carried a Tibetan flag with him, set himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York City and shortly after died. He was a peace activist protesting for Tibet's independence. The...

China’s constitution has long promised a degree of autonomy to its ethnic minority regions, including Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia, through the framework of regional ethnic autonomy. The… The post China Hollows Out Regional Ethnic Rights Behind a Facade...

Max Verstappen explained what he believes caused his Austrian Grand Prix qualifying crash after losing control in Q3. The Red Bull star also joked about needing a trip to Tibet following another frustrating weekend in Formula 1. The post...

Geography rarely makes headlines, but in the Himalayas it quietly decides the price of a cooking-gas cylinder, the length of a fuel queue, and sometimes the fate of… The post Fuel, food, and dependency: India’s quiet leverage over Nepal’s...