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The Chief of Defence Staff needs an enabling institutional structure
Aug 29, 2019

The Chief of Defence Staff needs an enabling institutional structure

The first incumbent will also need to create confidence in all three services that their legitimate and vital interests will not be compromised.

The China Big Picture
Oct 15, 2011

The China Big Picture

India needs to take a broad approach to its foreign policy. One of the biggest mistakes Delhi could make would be to see the Indo-Vietnam relationship as simply a means for countering China.

The China challenge for the US-Japan-South Korea trilateral
Jan 11, 2024

The China challenge for the US-Japan-South Korea trilateral

China looms large in the trilateral in most matters from security to trade

The China challenge takes centre stage in Asian polls
Apr 25, 2019

The China challenge takes centre stage in Asian polls

China’s role in reshaping the political milieu in many countries is causing a sense of unease

The China effect? Behind India’s mysterious U-turn at the IMF
Jun 20, 2020

The China effect? Behind India’s mysterious U-turn at the IMF

Previous attempts at building alternate multilateral institutions like the New Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank have been hij

The China factor in India’s economic diplomacy
Apr 26, 2021

The China factor in India’s economic diplomacy

If this is a moment of challenge for the multilateral order, it may be to India’s interest not to let the leadership of that order fall to China. In

The China factor in India’s RCEP move
Nov 09, 2019

The China factor in India’s RCEP move

New Delhi seems to be signalling that Bejing’s rise in the Indo-Pacific has to be tackled politically and economically

The China factor in the global coal market
May 10, 2012

The China factor in the global coal market

The idea of energy security which was hitherto rooted in the supply and price of oil has now been expanded to include concerns over the availability and trade of coal. The key concern is the demand growth from China and its impact on coal price and availability, given the level of concentration in its sources of supply.

The China story: Emerging public diplomacy actors
Feb 04, 2020

The China story: Emerging public diplomacy actors

Standing at a key juncture in a historical rise, China needs to show the appeal of its ideas and establish deep mutual understanding with the world.

The China-Bhutan border deal should worry India
Oct 22, 2021

The China-Bhutan border deal should worry India

Recent developments suggest a perception in Bhutan that there are limits to which it can depend on India for its security

The China-Pakistan love affair in troubled waters
Nov 29, 2018

The China-Pakistan love affair in troubled waters

With roadblocks growing on global and domestic fronts, the China-Pakistan economic relationship needs reassessment

The China-Pakistan Partnership Continues to Deepen
Jul 10, 2021

The China-Pakistan Partnership Continues to Deepen

The already deep Sino-Pakistani military and strategic relationship is set to deepen further for myriad reasons.

The China-US trade war is a thinly disguised strategic battle
Sep 18, 2018

The China-US trade war is a thinly disguised strategic battle

Under the garb of a trade war, this is a high-stakes strategic conflict between a power which wants to preserve the status quo in its favour and one which wants to usurp that throne.

The Chinese are coming
Apr 03, 2015

The Chinese are coming

While West Asia is volatile, the Chinese are beginning to get more active in Afghanistan, retain their pre-eminence in Pakistan and strengthen ties with Iran. In fact, Iran is the third leg of China?s policy in our immediate western neighbourhood. The Chinese are obviously making preparations for the time when peace returns to the Arab world, which might leave a stronger Iran.

The Chinese are monitoring their enemies on the cheap with spy balloons
Feb 10, 2023

The Chinese are monitoring their enemies on the cheap with spy balloons

The Chinese spy balloons are a deceptively simple aerial surveillance tool that even the US admitted to failing to detect before the recent missile hit. India needs to up its game in this department

The Chinese chatter on the eve of the Chinese defence minister’s India visit
Apr 26, 2023

The Chinese chatter on the eve of the Chinese defence minister’s India visit

There is a deepening concern amongst the Chinese strategic community over the convergence of interest between the US and India.

The Chinese discourse on the ongoing West Asia crisis
Apr 29, 2024

The Chinese discourse on the ongoing West Asia crisis

Many in the Chinese strategic circles believe that although West Asia is significant for China, it should lay low and let US get embroiled in the regi

The Chinese discourse on Xi’s Middle East visit
Dec 23, 2022

The Chinese discourse on Xi’s Middle East visit

Though Xi’s recent trip to the Middle East might have added new momentum to Sino-GCC cooperation, they still need to iron out certain differences

The Chinese interest in Special Drawing Rights
Apr 26, 2011

The Chinese interest in Special Drawing Rights

The fall in the value of the dollar would be worrying the central bankers in China because the value of their reserves also declines simultaneously. The promotion of the SDR agenda by the Chinese is certainly no coincidence given the position of the dollar today.

The Chinese model of governance has now been exposed as hollow
Nov 29, 2022

The Chinese model of governance has now been exposed as hollow

The failure of Beijing’s authoritarian approach to covid is a moment to emphasize why democracies meet aspirations better

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army in transition: Implications for Indian defence
Apr 21, 2018

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army in transition: Implications for Indian defence

The challenge to Beijing is that it may be instigating an arms race where it does not seek one, especially with regard to India, which increasingly se

The Chinese space programme marches ahead: Implications for India
Nov 27, 2020

The Chinese space programme marches ahead: Implications for India

A raging pandemic — which originated in China — has had very little adverse effect, allowing the Chinese to insulate their space programme from th

The Chinese Spy Balloon Incident: An Urgent Need for Communication
Feb 07, 2023

The Chinese Spy Balloon Incident: An Urgent Need for Communication

There is an urgent need for standard operating procedures and open communication, especially when it comes to technology and space.

The Chittagong Port: Bangladesh’s trump card in its diplomacy of Balance
May 17, 2022

The Chittagong Port: Bangladesh’s trump card in its diplomacy of Balance

Chittagong Port is a step towards strengthening India-Bangladesh bilateral ties and is mutually beneficial to both the South-Asian nations.

The climate of corporate governance
Jan 12, 2022

The climate of corporate governance

It is imperative that climate-related factors are built into the recruitment, induction and compensation processes

The Clinton Doctrine: Prophecies and failures
Oct 06, 2018

The Clinton Doctrine: Prophecies and failures

Bill Clinton had gotten a lot of things right, here is what he got wrong.

The collapse of China’s Zero-COVID policy
Jan 07, 2023

The collapse of China’s Zero-COVID policy

Beijing’s mismanagement of the recent COVID surge is adversely affecting the credibility of both the party and its leader, Xi Jinping

The collusive threat: Chinese and Pakistani cooperation in strategic capabilities
Jun 13, 2023

The collusive threat: Chinese and Pakistani cooperation in strategic capabilities

Despite the current economic and political upheaval in Pakistan, the Sino-Pakistani strategic nexus remains stable

The Colombian presidential elections: A consequential change?
Jun 24, 2022

The Colombian presidential elections: A consequential change?

The victory of left-wing senator Gustvao Petro indicates that Colombia is ready for unprecedented changes.

The Colombo Security Conclave: What is it and what does it mean for Australia?
May 16, 2023

The Colombo Security Conclave: What is it and what does it mean for Australia?

With the support of the CSC, Australia can enhance its engagement with the Northeast Indian Ocean region

The COMCASA question in India-US military relations
Sep 06, 2018

The COMCASA question in India-US military relations

Like the LEMOA, there have been heated debates on COMCASA too.

The coming decade and its implications for the LGBTQIA+ debates
Apr 14, 2021

The coming decade and its implications for the LGBTQIA+ debates

If the last 10 years give any indication of how the next ten years will unfold, I predict there will be strong and brutal opposition to the advancemen

The coming of strategic autonomy in the Gulf
Mar 29, 2022

The coming of strategic autonomy in the Gulf

With the US no longer playing the role of security guarantor to Gulf states, they are diversifying their foreign relations through partnerships involving China and Russia, thereby acquiring greater autonomy.

The complex battlefields of Iraq
Oct 10, 2005

The complex battlefields of Iraq

Yemen is the cradle to the Arabs, Iraq their grave. So goes an Arab proverb. Since March 2003 Iraq has certainly been the grave of a great many Arabs ¿ men, women, and children caught in the crossfire of a conflict wantonly unleashed to sustain a misbegotten thesis.

The complex narratives of ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’
Oct 07, 2019

The complex narratives of ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’

‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ has made a noisy return, especially after the government’s action on Article 370 and Pakistan’s isolation in the international theatre.