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Peace on the LAC is not a settled border.
The 2026 face-offs in Arunachal Pradesh, ongoing at multiple points since July and confirmed by the ITBP DG - expose the limits of a regime that has prioritised “peace and tranquillity” over resolution.
In this article for Politea Research Foundation, I write about how China continues to treat an unsettled line as operational flexibility for incremental pressure, while framing its actions as routine and consistent with existing agreements. High-level meetings, limited disengagement elsewhere, and trade/pilgrimage resumptions do not change this pattern. Ambiguity remains the tactic; settlement does not.
https://t.co/0jJ2TuxkBx
At the Frontier and Beyond: Competing Theories of Technological Power in U.S.-China AI Competition
Emanuele Rossi @de_f_t
PRF, June 21, 2026
https://t.co/3ABTGcvSjX
"A general feature of Nepali politics has been coalition governments. Since becoming a republic in 2008, the country has seen 13 different governments....The new coalition will also remain on shaky grounds.." writes @mohitmusaddi https://t.co/9320oSL1WI
"..the WTO has decided to allow Bangladesh among other LDCs to enjoy duty-free market access for three more years after graduating to a developing nation category—which, for Bangladesh, will be in 2026." https://t.co/Er9IxZPgf8
#China will now provide defence assistance to the #Maldives. The nature and kind is still unknown- but breaks the traditional hold india enjoys in defence cooperation.
Note that despite Muizzus push for diversification, Indians are still incharge of running the 3 aircrafts.
"Imran Khan may not be a democrat in the true sense, but he created a generation of people who may value democracy more than their predecessors did in the history of Pakistan" writes @Yaqoob_hassan21 https://t.co/Iwl7Xn0oKX @shreyas_dd
Trends in the Chinese Economy: Structural Challenges and External Economic Engagement, @PRFWorld China Economy Report [October 01-15, 2023] https://t.co/WeQO1cutQE @psanjay_in