Arzan Tarapore

Jan 14, 2025 | warontherocks.com | Arzan Tarapore

Peace seems to have broken out between India and China. On Oct. 23, 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had their first bilateral meeting since 2019. Statements from the foreign ministries of both countries declared a “resolution of issues that arose in 2020,” referring to the crisis that began when Chinese troops launched a number of incursions across the Line of Actual Control — the disputed border between the two countries — in Ladakh.

Jun 25, 2024 | thehindu.com | Arzan Tarapore

The new National Democratic Alliance government faces some thorny old problems in national security. It will have to make decisions — or else continue to defer them — on everything from whether to build another aircraft carrier, to the process of implementing theaterisation, to managing strategic relations with the United States and competition with China. How will the coalition government, with competing demands on its resources and attention, make those decisions?

Mar 27, 2024 | thehindu.com | Arzan Tarapore

With expanding national interests, India has stronger compulsions to act against far-off hazards. India finds its interests entangled in disputes on the far edges of Asia, including in Taiwan. China claims Taiwan as its own, and is feverishly preparing to seize the island by force if necessary, while the U.S. has increasingly clearly signaled that it would probably fight to defend Taiwan. India is highly unlikely to fight in a conflict over Taiwan.

Mar 20, 2024 | aspi.org.au | Alex Bristow |Arzan Tarapore

Skip to main navigation Skip to content Skip to sidebar Please enable javascript to access the full functionality of this site report Deterring an attack on Taiwan: policy options for India and other non-belligerent states Deterring an attack on Taiwan: policy options for India and other non-belligerent states By Dr Arzan Tarapore India has a vital role to play in deterring China from unifying Taiwan by military force, a new Australian Strategic Policy Institute report finds, highlighting New...

Feb 2, 2024 | pressdemocrat.com | Arzan Tarapore

Last summer, U.S. authorities became aware of a plot, hatched by a foreign power, to kill an American citizen on American soil. The plot, involving a cast of spies, drug dealers, hit men and informants, was ultimately foiled. But, as gripping as the story was, the most interesting part was Washington’s reaction. If this had been another foreign country trying to assassinate Americans in New York, the U.S. government would have unequivocally condemned it, maybe slapped sanctions on the country.