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India is located at such a prime position that it can't miss out the opportunity to be part of the MSR. Both the Marine Silk Road and the continental Silk Road --which is going to connect China with the central Asia -- are going to pass from India's periphery. India could gain a lot from being an active partner to the MSR. And, not joining it may isolate India.
Two intertwined territorial contentions remain unresolved between China and Japan in the East China Sea.
Two of the six spots renamed could be of significance, but the other four are simply points on a map. Is there a method behind this that we cannot discern at the moment?
Despite insurmountable challenges, there is no stepping back in global efforts to fight the rising threats of an authoritarian and revisionist power.
The development of the Chabahar port needs to be viewed as Iran’s call for “engagement”.
It is increasingly becoming clear that the battle is less about the trade deficit and more about America’s intention of preserving its global primacy.
Hanoi is gradually becoming the linchpin of India’s eastward move.
India can’t afford to lower its guard with Xi’s plan to increase conscript intake.
Along with space arms race, the China-Russia emphasis has been on placement of weapons in outer space. But the bigger challenge today is ground-based weapons that can target assets in outer space, which has heightened the fears about weaponisation of outer space.
Ninety per cent of North Korea’s trade is with China.
China has recently rolled out several measures that cracked down on businesses with an aim to redistribute wealth and reduce inequality. Many are likening this to the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s.
Any ambiguity in China’s economic performance will have a seismic effect on the major financial centres across the globe.
The fear that the recent real estate sector crisis in China could stretch into the international commodity market and domestic consumption market loom
With top brass of the PLARF being accused of corruption, President Xi’s changes to the PLARF’s leadership implies a rot in the regime’s power hi
While China’s white paper on space is a good transparency move, the goals enshrined in the document may also make space more competitive.
Ajit Doval’s approach — now famously referred to as the Doval Doctrine — places limited reliance on diplomacy only to the extent that India’s territorial interests are not compromised.
From the Chinese perspective, it was a smart move to invite India to join the maritime Silk Road project. But Delhi is likely to be torn between two competing ideas ? working with China in the maritime domain and the long-standing goal of limiting Beijing's influence in the Indian Ocean.
In a first of the kind, Observer Research Foundation, Kolkata organised an inter-university debate competition on 'Panchsheel and its Relevance' on January 17 to commemorate completion of 60 years of signing the agreement.
There are multiple reasons for African countries to be cautiously optimistic about the new US policy.
The question is whether the governments of the US and China can find a way to manage their differences in a way that does not ignite tensions. No one knows the answer to this. However, managing these tensions will require a lot of diplomatic effort and energy.
The arrival of the French in Mali could well be the beginning of link ups across the oil and mineral rich regions stretching from Sudan across Chad, Niger, Mali, Mauritania and Western Sahara.
China unveils new economic strategy on the world stage.
After over a decade of unprecedented growth of Chinese finance, Africans are increasingly concerned over rising debt levels.
The Chinese premier's speech on Friday in Beijing, with its promises of transparency, open markets and a focus on quality, indicates that China has taken on board the various critiques of the BRI.
The evolving global order makes it difficult for them to pursue fully convergent policies; a long-term view is essential
Chinese leaders are steeped in the realist tradition and appreciate the logic of power politics. Premier Li Keqiang might respond more positively to a frank discourse from Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh than Delhi's self-deceptions that have so misled India's Chinese interlocutors.
Citizens of India and Nepal enjoy mutual rights of residence, freedom of movement, ownership of property, and can participate in each other’s industrial and economic development without discrimination.
Bilateral ties between New Delhi and Paris today cover a gamut of issues including defence, maritime, space, security, and energy.
While there has been no perceptible effect of tariffs on the economy of either the US or China so far, additional tariffs which could eventually cover the entire $500 billion of US imports from China will most certainly have a negative effect on both countries and the world.
Xi Jinping has outlined what the new thrust of the CPC will be.
The Modi-Xi 'informal summit' meeting at Wuhan is a good beginning — but other than attempted hugs and frozen smiles don't expect any tangible outco
As the most dominant external power in Africa, China has already played an expansive role under Xi Jinping’s leadership
His appointment as the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission is a clear indication of the eventual change of guard in 2012
