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China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has undergone many changes since Xi Jinping became general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2013. Efforts at modernising the PLA have been conducted in earnest for the past 10 years through the overhaul of the organisation and the introduction of latest technologies to make it battle-ready. This paper describes these capability-related and institutional changes in China’s military, wh
Unlike other great powers of the past New Delhi has encountered, China impinges directly on India’s geopolitical landscape in multiple ways. The ris
Military modernisation was the fourth and last of Deng Xiaoping’s ‘Four Modernisations’. Even before the third modernisation got underway—that of science and technology—China began using commercial technologies to advance its military capabilities. This strategy has gained salience since Xi Jinping came to power in 2012 and made it the state’s key goal to transform the PLA into a “world-class military”. Military-Civil Fusi
Even as Nepal’s new leaders appear to pursue closer ties with Beijing, not all is lost for New Delhi.
Increasingly, the Chinese are realising that keeping their currency undervalued is not a viable option. The end game as far as the exchange rate management in China is concerned should look towards establishing a less controlled and more market oriented exchange rate-one that is determined by actual demand and supply factors.
Silo-based missile capabilities increase the odds of survivability for China’s small arsenal and are integral to Beijing’s nuclear modernisation e
The Indo-Pacific concept might have little currency in Beijing, but the Chinese Navy is at a point where not just the Western Pacific, but even the In
Naval power lies at the centre of Chinese aspirations and coalesces energy security, maritime strategy, territorial integrity, naval nationalism, fore
In the coming years, not just China, but countries across the world will need to recognise that the future battlefield will require investment in Near
Against the backdrop of Chinese aggression at the border, the new border law by China is setting off alarm bells in India
The white paper is an amalgamation of past experiences as well as the role that China will play in the global order in the coming years.
China’s nuclear weapons arsenal has grown and modernised over the recent years, and current estimates say the country has 350 operational warheads ready for delivery, over 248 land-based ballistic missiles, and 72 sea-based ballistic missiles. China also has 20 nuclear gravity bombs and additional warheads intended to be armed on land- and sea-based missiles. This brief outlines a history of China’s nuclear weapons programme, scrutini
China’s nuclear expansion could lead to a spiraling arms race.
The oil deal could be a fundamental test for the future of Afghanistan-China cooperation
China wants to move its manufacturing up the value chain to become a producer and exporter of high-value goods, for which Europe can be the best market.
Despite continuing talks between India and China, military preparations clearly are continuing, too.
Following the ‘Vaccine Apartheid’ and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the CCP has only tightened its grip on the African continent.
If China continues to undergo a major energy crunch, its green policy might be under jeopardy
International recognition of government has always been more based on realpolitik rather than agreed upon priniciples
China’s policy narratives against the COVID-19 in the initial stages adopted a denial crisis strategy to deal with the reputational damage.
In its quest to achieve net zero, China has introduced new plans to promote green transition and has made significant progress in low-carbon developme
Can Xi continue to promise food security despite increased consumption, aging rural population, rapid urbanisation, and climate changes?
Understanding the phenomenal increase in China’s exports to Africa — particularly manufactured exports — is imperative.
Masood Azhar-led Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) is one of the many terror groups Beijing considers as important cogs for security and stability in its restive
Arguably the most significant global phenomenon of the past four decades has been the economic and strategic rise of China. Today analysts are confronting questions of whether China will replace the United States as the world’s biggest power, if it will do so peacefully or through confrontation and conflict, how it will subvert the existing system of global rules and institutions, and whether a new form of bipolarity would emerge to accommodate
The CCP uses both coercion and co-optation to ensure that organised religion remains aligned with its interests.
The annual parliamentary sittings of China’s National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference—usually held at the same time—are important political events, with speeches of leaders at the meetings reflecting the country’s policy trajectory. During the last sessions of both in March 2023, President Xi Jinping noted that western countries led by the United States (US) are seeking to “contain and en
The message — no business if you are on the wrong side of issues like Xinjiang
Make no mistake — China under Xi’s leadership is one of the most assertive and aggressive powers the world has encountered in a long time.
For China, it is the problems in what it considers to be its core interests which are becoming difficult to handle.
Thucydides’ assertion of the fifth century war being “inevitable” owing to the “rise of Athens” and the fear it “instilled” in the “ru
New Delhi will need to look to the US for help resisting Beijing’s maritime ambitions.
Today, China is the dominant global supplier of rare earths and has a significant footprint in Africa. However, its position is now being challenged.
The PLA Navy acknowledges the importance of maintaining air superiority in future naval conflicts, for which large aircraft carrier are important.
The world community seeks more clarity from China as it downplays the recent surge in COVID cases
Sharp power—a state's attempt to alter the behaviour of other countries through the manipulation of culture, education systems, and the media to further its interests—is a key tool of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Issues related to regime legitimacy and the CCP's development priorities have shaped China's sharp power approach. In the Xi Jinping era, there is some anxiety in the party ranks that external conditions are turning aga
शार्प पॉवर (sharp power) - एक देश की सांस्कृतिक, शैक्षणिक व्यवस्था और मीडिया बर्ताव में तिकड़म का उपयोग करते हुए परिवर्तन की कोशिश करते हुए दूसरे देश को प्रभावित करने का प्रयास - चीन
Multiple factors have contributed to a shift in Beijing’s Gulf policy but it does not mean that China intends to finance a new regional order
China finds that its trustworthiness among ordinary Aussies has plummeted from 52 per cent to just 23 per cent in two years.
