Author

Claude Arpi

French-born author

Claude Arpi, a French-born author, journalist, and Tibetologist, has lived in India for nearly five decades. He is the author of numerous books and articles on Tibet, China, India, and Indo-French relations, including the widely regarded The Fate of Tibet: When Big Insects Eat Small Insects. He also held the prestigious Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Chair of Excellence at the United Service Institution of India (USI), where he conducted extensive research on the Indian presence in Tibet between 1947 and 1962, later published in four volumes. Claude Arpi currently serves as a Distinguished Fellow at the Centre of Excellence for Himalayan Studies, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi; Director of the Pavilion of Tibetan Culture; and also serves on the Board of Advisors for the Foundation for Non-violent Alternatives since 2011.