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This paper examines China and India’s economic engagements at the bilateral, plurilateral and multilateral levels. The evaluation is made in the context of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the mega-regional trade agreement in the east in which both nations are parties. The paper argues that irrespective of the nature of the two countries’ relationship, at its core is not cooperation, but mutual mistrust aggravated by Ch
The prevailing tension on the China-India border is a symptom of the broader strategic competition between the two Asian neighbors.
China and India are competing to be seen as leaders on the Afghanistan issue, resulting in a deadlock.
With a large decline in import duty collection and imposition of high levels of debt due to the China-Maldives FTA, Maldives will find itself in a pre
The recent visits by Chinese military delegations to Nepal suggest a deepening of China's engagement in the region, which could have implications for
China's relation with Pakistan has become one of the most comprehensive one that Beijing has with any country. The strategic imperatives of developing Pakistan as a bulwark against India has been among Beijing's overriding objectives in influencing the balance of power in South Asia.
Beyond symbolism, the substance behind the latest iteration of exercises between the two countries also deserves emphasis.
The hope that these drills will result in the deepening of strategic ties between the two nations remains highly unlikely, given Beijing’s unwilling
The speed at which China has escalated its assertive manoeuvres in the West Philippine Sea aligns with the broader context of contemporary internation
Ankara will face pressure from within and outside its Parliament if it ratifies the extradition treaty with China.
Xi's visit to the United Kingdom was not about trade and investment only. It has an important strategic component, viz, shaping China as a truly global power. Recall that the end station of both the land and maritime components of the Belt Road Initiative is Europe. As China shifts its economy towards high-end manufacturing and services, it is targeting the European market, where its two largest partners are Germany and UK.
Ahead of the anticipated Biden-Xi meeting, officials from both sides met in Washington for arms control and nonproliferation talks.
While there is no need to panic, the liberal democracies cannot simply wish away the growing threats emerging from the illiberal behemoth
The ‘great divide’ between Washington and Beijing that had simmered for many years before Trump came to office, has crystallised into open hostili
In China, the regime's vision and capacity to transform the society and state has made a lot of difference, said Mr Harish Khare, Senior Associate Editor and Chief of the Delhi Bureau of The Hindu. Contemporary Chinese elite, cohesive as they are, have played a vital role in shaping-up the country.
The People's Republic of China (PRC) is now revealing, more assertively than before, its high expectations with regard to the opening up of Sino-Indian border trade specifically through revival of Yadong (Shigatse, Tibet) Trade Post, which was set up on May 10,
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This year’s defence budget marks an increase of 8.1 percent from last year. China has justified its defence budget by arguing that its defence spending is less than 1.5 percent of its GDP, but that argument is not going to go down well with its neighbours.
This paper examines major developments achieved by China in outer space in recent years, both from a technological as well as an arms-control perspective. The paper also looks at the implications for India in the domain and in the broader regional secu rity context.
The 13th round of military commander’s talks between India and China will take place at Moldo today.
Both internal and external challenges have propelled China to adopt measures to ensure the economic and social growth of the Chinese society, and in t
The recent banking crisis in Henan throws light on the corruption that is rampant at the lower rungs of the Chinese bureaucracy.
With US-China rivalry and concerns over the long-term viability of the BRI growing, the third Belt and Road Forum will have much to manoeuvre should i
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is central to the country’s ambitious policy reorientation. The energy sector accounts for nearly 40 percent of all investments under the BRI, with significant geostrategic and geoeconomic implications. In recent years, China has adopted a “greening the BRI” strategy, emphasising green energy projects. This brief analyses China’s BRI investments in the energy sector to establish the potential trend
Over the last two decades, China has established a significant economic presence in most African countries. Its lucrative economic investment package, flexible political approach, and focused big-ticket development projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) provide an ostensibly massive opportunity to African countries. However, the unilateral nature of the initiative, the lack of transparency and accountability to African countries, and t
Post a regulatory crackdown, tech CEOs are pledging moral and monetary support for the CPC’s “common prosperity” programme
There is a growing acknowledgment that the China-funded projects are not economically viable in the long term but African nations still view China in
As the challenges facing China’s BRI multiply, the initiative’s links to international financial institutions, such as the World Bank and the AIIB
The recent military drills along the Myanmar border reflect China's growing concern regarding the intensification of conflict in the Shan state in Mya
Sri Lanka is pushed to the brink as the Chinese delay debt restructuring
China’s growing presence in India’s immediate neighbourhood is concerning
Understanding the history of the boundary dispute between China and Bhutan requires an understanding of Tibetan history.
