India & China Excile

India has proven its victory over China in the past as in common wealth games and will surely continue to prove the same all over time. The two events where we can blindly believe we can win are shooting and badminton, wherein are two super sportsperson Saina and Bindra are all set to win more and more medals for times to come. Shooting more so after Bindra put a stamp of grace, class and authority when winning the Olympic gold. India had beaten China in one of the most noiseless of gun battles two years ago Memorable for India since it was the nation’s first individual gold medal, and eminently forgettable for hosts China after their defending champion Zhu Qinan wept like a toddler after his best shot got coated with silver — not gold — as soon as Abhinav Bindra’s screen flashed a perfect 10.8 final shot score.

On the eve of the Asian Games, then, the 10m air rifle event pitting India’s best against China’s most precise challengers will be a small matter of a gold-grudge for the Chinese who are tipped to win over 300 medals, but an event with massive honor to protect for one-gold-wonder India. Although the two lead characters of the script though have been decidedly low-key since that August day two years ago. While Bindra returned to competition only early this season. India on Saturday opened their tally account by winnig the silver first medal in the Asian Games in 10m air rifle team event on the opening day of the shooting competition in Guangzhou. The team including Gagan Narang, Abhinav Bindra and Sanjeev Rajput bagged silver as India finished second to China in the event. This was after India finished seventh in the women's team event of the 10 meter air rifle event while the men's team finished fifth in the 50 meter pistol.

 

[Swaswati Borpuzari]

The relationship between India and China, two of the world's most populous nations, has a complex history marked by periods of cooperation and conflict. The term "exile" in the context of India and China often refers to the significant number of Tibetan refugees who have sought asylum in India since the 1950s. Following the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, the 14th Dalai Lama and thousands of his followers fled to India, where they were granted refuge. This event has been a persistent point of tension in Sino-Indian relations, with China viewing the presence of Tibetan exiles in India as a threat to its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Despite this, India has maintained a policy of providing humanitarian assistance to the Tibetan community, while officially recognizing Tibet as part of China. The Tibetan exile community has since established a government-in-exile in Dharamshala, India, which continues to advocate for Tibetan autonomy and human rights. This situation reflects the broader geopolitical dynamics between the two Asian giants, where issues of border disputes, trade, and regional influence often intersect with the humanitarian concerns of displaced populations.