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The BRI is fast evolving from a patchwork of infrastructure investments to an alternative model for the international system centered around Beijing.

Whether China will be able to implement its commitments at a fast pace and accord priority to important areas of cooperation will ultimately depend on

China’s long-term strategic interests of seeing Myanmar as a “land bridge” to reach the Indian Ocean will continue to drive Beijing’s strategy

The vision seeks to go beyond economic development internal to Indonesia and the mere enhancing of connectivity between the islands of the Indonesian

With newer and emerging fields of international law, China is eager to participate in its formulation in order to help realise her vision for the glob

In the long⎯term, new cities can adopt a ‘decentralised urbanisation’ approach, where stronger linkages between urban and rural areas should be

What are the emerging geopolitical implications of water sharing of the Brahmaputra between China and India?

While TCAM (Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine) and modern medicine stay as separate watertight compartments in theory, in practice,

Chinese development diplomacy not only offers alternative sources of finance, but also presents a model that seems to overcome the major criticisms of

Naval power lies at the centre of Chinese aspirations and coalesces energy security, maritime strategy, territorial integrity, naval nationalism, fore

Resolving the Tibetan conflict by providing at least limited autonomy would increase governing legitimacy of the Communist Party of China.

The anticipated economic and strategic windfall from environmental change in the Arctic has spurred China to officially enunciate an Arctic policy. Ke

With China’s economic strength and the relative weakness of many smaller European countries, it is justified to see a “divide and rule” strategy

While there is no need to panic, the liberal democracies cannot simply wish away the growing threats emerging from the illiberal behemoth

Beijing would find it hard to sustain its balancing act between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Gone are the days, when Latin America used to be an insignificant region for China, over fears of antagonising the US. Today, Latin America has outpac

The absence of the rule of law in China has been a constant refrain. Beijing benefits from free global markets without making the necessary changes wi

An internationally accepted ‘redback’ and financial institutions under Beijing give China the requisite arsenal to project economic influence and

China does not want to be at the receiving end of a technological asymmetry in what may very well be the conventional approach to war in the future. I

China’s most fascinating online experiments are taking place beyond the borders of its traditional technology sector.

The dichotomy in India-China relations — on the one hand troops engaged in a two-month long stare-down, and on the other agreeing to change various

The dragon has officially risen. But as China spreads its reach and influence beyond its borders through the Belt and Road Initiative, implementation

Defending Indian airspace from any potential Chinese aerial challenge or intrusions in the future with the proliferation of stealth aircraft in the re

Transition to a low carbon economy is path dependent as initial conditions such as resource availability and other geographic, climatic, economic, soc

China has decided to construct its own space station. It has even approached the United Nations declaring this space station open for international co

Understanding the phenomenal increase in China’s exports to Africa — particularly manufactured exports — is imperative.

The ever-increasing list of 'core interests' involving land and maritime territories indicates an open-ended expansionist drive on the part of China.

There is indeed no room for complacency while dealing with China, but as a big market for Chinese goods, that should not prevent India from using Chin

Several emerging trends like increasing congestion of global commons, especially in the maritime domain and the rapid development of disruptive techno

The African continent presents conditions for competition and cooperation between Washington and Beijing.

The current impasse has put India in a veritable hornets' nest, because New Delhi can neither forsake defending the territorial claims Bhutan has over

If OBOR is to be seen as China's 21st century Marshall Plan, the expanding economic influence would require deeper military commitments.

In aftermath of China scaling up pressure on countries whom it has relations with, Taiwan has started to be isolated as these nations have started to

For China, an economic backlash against South Korea is unlikely to provide any solution to the protracted crisis between the two Koreas.

The rise of BRI is directly proportional to American strategic confusion in Asia.

The expression "economically warm and politically cold" is perhaps very apt to characterise their relations in recent years.

Two predominant interests guided China's earlier approach to cyber sovereignty.

Since India submitted its formal membership application to the NSG in May 2016, Beijing publicly expressed its objection to it.