November 29, 2006 12:56 IST- A senior Indian intelligence official has expressed concern over what he described as the “dramatic increase” in Chinese attempts to woo Indian politicians and business leaders with gifts, some of them “phenomenally lavish.”
Reacting to a story in Businessworld magazine, which refers to Chinese attempts to buy influence in India, the [...]
Entries from November 2006
November 29, 2006
Chinese are Buying up Indian Politicians and Bureaucrats
November 24, 2006
Indian Comrades Get The ‘Shock’ Of Their Lives
The Indian Comrades rolled the red carpet with lots of joy for their master from Beijing hoping that he would pat their backs for being such nice puppies.But they were in for a rude shock. The master told them point blank to dump their outdated policies and adopt a ‘more pragmatic approach’ in this era [...]
November 23, 2006
Nepal Celebrates end of Maoist Insurgency
Nepalis are celebrating the end of the Maoist insurgency and looking forward to a future of peace, tranquility and prosperity.
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Nov. 21 — Nepal’s government and Maoist rebels declared a formal end Tuesday to a decade-old civil war that killed about 13,000 people in one of the world’s poorest countries.
“The government of Nepal and [...]
November 22, 2006
Chinese Media Perspective on the Eve of Hu Jintao’s Visit to India
Contrary to popular perception the Chinese media has been covering Hu Jintao’s visit to India quite extensively.Infact right at this moment this visit is splashed on the front page of both China Daily website and the People’s daily website with links to special features. But then our defeatist minded Indian media and so called “intellectuals” [...]
November 20, 2006
One More Red Alert on the Indo-US Nuclear deal Front
The Indo-US nuclear deal has hit another roadblock. According to this article by Dr A Gopalakrishna, former chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board(AERB).
During the debate on November 16, amendments were approved in Section 105 and Section 108 of the original bill, and also two new sections (Section 114 and Section 115) were freshly inserted. [...]
November 19, 2006
Scientists Warn Against Unnecessary Euphoria
The US Senate passed the Indo-US Nuclear bill on Thursday with a overwhelming majority of 85-12. But the Indian scientific community has cautioned against unnecessary euphoria.
It’s good but don’t uncork the champagne yet, say some of the former chieftains of India’s nuclear programme. Responding cautiously, they say that the devil of interference was hidden in [...]
November 16, 2006
Articles on the Eve of China’s president Hu Jintao’s Visit
Tibet is the key- Brahma Chellaney, Phayul.com dt 20/11/2006
What’s ripe for settlement- Claude Arpi, Rediff.com dt 20/11/2006
Will India repeat the mistakes of 1962?- Claude Arpi, Rediff.com dt 17/11/2006
Why I will protest Hu Jintao’s visit- Tenzin Choeying, Rediff.com dt 17/11/2006
Tackling the mandarins – P Stobdan, Hindustan Times dt 16/11/2006
What Hu won’t do in Delhi- Anil [...]
November 15, 2006
As expected, A very Tepid Response to the Chinese Insult
As expected the Indian Government has given a pussillanimous response to the Chinese Ambassador’s Insult to India on Indian soil by claiming a whole Indian state as belonging to their own slave peoples republic of China.
What came out of our Foreign Minister’s mouth in response was just a ME(A)OW!
“The whole of Arunachal Pradesh is an [...]
November 14, 2006
Chinese Ambassador’s Foot in the Mouth Disease
November 14, 2006 00:39 IST: Just a week ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s state visit to India, Beijing’s envoy in New Delhi Sun Yuxi has claimed that Arunachal Pradesh is [a] Chinese territory.
“In our position, the whole of the state of Arunachal Pradesh is Chinese territory. And Tawang is only one of the places [...]
November 14, 2006
Now it is Siachen on the Appeasement Line.
What is common to Pakistan, PoK, Tibet, Aksai Chin, Cocos Is, Haji Pir pass and Do bigha corridor?
Ans- They were all land, solid land given away (or not defended in the case of Tibet) either to appease an aggressive adversary or for the sake of two million years of “peace and friendship” by our left [...]