China’s invisible kill web

Beijing can potentially put pressure on New Delhi without directly entering an India-Pakistan conflict.

Namita Barthwal

Updated At : 07:03 AM Aug 26, 2026 IST

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The May 2025 military confrontation with Pakistan brought an old Indian concern into sharper focus: What form could China-Pakistan military complicity take in the event of a two-front aggression? The answer may not necessarily be clear-cut, the more consequential role of the eastern neighbour could lie in strengthening Pakistan’s ability to see the battlefield, process information and act faster.

THE TRIBUNE, India’s oldest, daily English-language newspaper, was first published on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan), and save for 40 days in the immediate aftermath of Partition, has come out every day over the last 145 years. THE TRIBUNE was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist of the time. The newspaper is run by a five-member Trust, which is chaired by Shri N N Vohra, former Governor of J&K State (2008-2018); as well as Justice S S Sodhi, former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court; Shri Gurbachan Jagat, former Governor of Manipur; Lt Gen. Shamsher Singh Mehta, former Western Army Commander; Shri Paramjit Singh Patwalia, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court.

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China’s invisible kill web

Beijing can potentially put pressure on New Delhi without directly entering an India-Pakistan conflict.

Namita Barthwal

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