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China’s communist party has survived where others have failed — a testament to its capacity to adapt and reinvent itself with the times. Mao’s successors put ideology aside and focused instead on economic growth. Yet today, under Xi Jinping’s leadership, there is much lip-service paid to the ideology of the communist past, even while key communist principles like collectivism are actively undermined. With a slowing down economy, communi
The 6th BRICS Summit brought together the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa on July 15 in Brazil. The annual diplomatic meeting announced plans for the New Development Bank, which would be located in Shanghai, China.
Tibet and the Dalai Lama's status continue to worry the Chinese. India's stated policy that Tibet is part of China notwithstanding, Chinese feel that India has a hidden agenda. The fact that Lobsang Sangay was invited to Modi's swearing-in has made the Chinese nervous.
Perception of China being non-interfering in the country’s domestic affairs have favoured shaping of public support to the relationship.
China’s aid to Russia during the conflict is well-received by China’s domestic circles as they believe it caters to China’s interests in the lon
The Bhutanese PM’s recent interview is being lauded by the Chinese as an attempt by Bhutan to move closer to China at the expense of India
Beijing’s attempts to build lucrative relationships with a diverse array of Indian political leaders require serious attention, considering how seve
The presence of Shi Yan-6 in Sri Lanka has become a cause of concern for other countries in the Indian Ocean
China is using direct communications with India while also reaching out to India’s neighbours to push for stability at the border without conceding
India paid a high price for failing to anticipate the Sino-Pak nuclear nexus in the 1970s and 1980s. It is erring again by neglecting the potential for a maritime alliance between China and Pakistan that could severely constrain India's freedom of action in the Indian Ocean.
It is not often that Pakistan's leaders justify their outreach to India by citing its all-weather friend, China. That is precisely what Pakistan's premier Yousuf Raza Gilani did last Sunday when he welcomed the talks between President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
With the World Bank punishing Bangladesh by withdrawing support to $3 billion multipurpose bridge over River Padma, Dhaka is hoping that China will step into the breach. Could India pit ch in too? Or Delhi and Beijing collaborate on a transformative economic venture in Banglade sh, setting a new basis for regional cooperation?
The politicisation of technology is not new. However, China’s ambitions in promoting homegrown companies at the expense of foreign competitors is br
China has not engaged in a nuclear dialogue with India despite India being a full-fledged nuclear weapons state; this is unlikely to change in the nea
From Taiwan and South Korea to China and the US and EU, the race towards manufacturing semiconductor chips has only just begun
Apprehensions of China gaining an advantage in the tech rivalry through unfair means weigh heavily on US threat assessments.
China is populating the rugged Himalayan frontier; India should, too
In India, heat waves in 2021 and 2022 increased the demand for coal-based power. This trend is likely to continue in 2023.
As the world navigates through Cold War 2.0, the interplay between the US and the DragonBear alliance will underpin much of the global and regional te
A two-day deliberations by 20 experts from India, China and U.K, have underlined the need for a collective regional action to ensure environmental security in South Asia. The meeting was organised by Observer Research Foundation in collaboration with Royal United Services Institute, London and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing.
Domestic politics and China’s influence will play a major role in hampering the growth of CSC
India’s sees subregional engagement, like the expanding Colombo Security Conclave, as critical for securing its strategic interests.
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed most economies into recession and heightened inequalities within and across countries. Mitigating current challenges requires greater solidarity, innovative thinking, and more effective international development cooperation. This paper makes a case for triangular cooperation as an instrument of development cooperation in current times. It outlines its advantages, examines the challenges involved in such partnerships,
यह प्रोजेक्ट 2049 में पूरी तरह सामने आएगा जब पीपल्स रिपब्लि�
India needs a strategic effort to understand that it is no longer competing with China, but seeking to cope with an increasing asymmetry of power
Confidence-building measures (CBMs) were first developed in the context of Western international relations as a means of ensuring norm diffusion between adversarial states. While South Asian states have also turned to CBMs to minimise hostilities, the literature on their impact has been limited. This brief fills the gap by examining the influence of CBMs between India and Pakistan, and India and China, on norm diffusion in the region. The brief c
THE United Nations Security Council (UNSC) achieved the almost impossible recently by adopting a unanimous resolution on providing access to humanitarian aid to Syria, breaking a deadlock that pitted Russia and China against the Western powers.
Although Europe is not geographically proximate to the Indo-Pacific, it has a clear interest in the stability of the region that has become a pivot for global economic and strategic interactions in recent years. This paper analyses the prospects for increased partnerships between the European Union (EU) and the countries of the Indo-Pacific. It examines current engagements of the EU, as an institution and as individual countries, in the region, a
Policy influencers and diplomats will have to find a way to market private investments in an appealing manner for all stakeholders involved.
The engagement by India and China in the West Asia region is a good example of their metamorphosing approaches
Bangladesh’s Indo-Pacific Outlook, released in April 2023, is a projection of its interests in the region, and a testament to its political nonalignment and commitment to economic development. Its focus on upholding the rule of law and maintaining regional stability makes it a conducive partner for neighbouring countries and major powers in the Indo-Pacific. Bangladesh enjoys close ties with China, Japan, and the US, and a special relationship
India’s aim in engaging with BRICS may be an effort to demonstrate that it retains strategic autonomy and that it engages with all major powers irrespective of incongruences.
The concerns identified by BIMSTEC reveal that the organisation restricts itself to engaging in only those security challenges which are non-state cen
‘सीओपी २८’ने संबंधित प्रत्येक भागधारकाला काही ना काही द�
COP28 offered something to every stakeholder but not enough for the world
If Richard Nixon sought a breakthrough in China after failure in Vietnam, George Bush had a breakthrough with India after failure in Iraq, Barack Obama could work on a legacy that is a breakthrough with Iran after failure in Afghanistan.
The escalating tensions between the US and China and the lack of consensus on other critical geopolitical issues have rendered ASEAN ineffectual
The Indian Ocean is important to China because Chinese trade and energy resources transit this route.
The current geopolitical landscape has sparked the re-emergence of a strategic northern triangle aimed to diminish the US’s regional influence
Given India’s position in the region and its history of supporting democratic traditions, Delhi is likely to exert pressure for the restoration of democracy.
चीन की सरकार नागरिकों के स्वास्थ्य पर नज़र बनाए रखने के न�
The crisis today is no longer bilateral, as it was when it had affected China alone.
