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China’s Xi Proposes Global Security Initiative
May 13, 2022

China’s Xi Proposes Global Security Initiative

Despite the hypocrisy and power politics at the foundation of the GSI, it would be foolish to dismiss it or assume that it will not garner support from other countries.

Chinese discourse on US economic hegemony
Apr 20, 2023

Chinese discourse on US economic hegemony

As speculation over the demise of the dollar grows, it suits China to fan the flames and pitch Yuan as an alternative

Chinese nationalism, with socialist characteristics?
Jul 12, 2021

Chinese nationalism, with socialist characteristics?

China’s communist party has survived where others have failed — a testament to its capacity to adapt and reinvent itself with the times. Mao’s successors put ideology aside and focused instead on economic growth.  Yet today, under Xi Jinping’s leadership, there is much lip-service paid to the ideology of the communist past, even while key communist principles like collectivism are actively undermined. With a slowing down economy, communi

Chinese spy station in Cuba looms over Sino-US thaw
Jun 17, 2023

Chinese spy station in Cuba looms over Sino-US thaw

Beijing hopes expansion in the American backyard will make dominoes fall

Clash of Frontiers: US-China conflict over Taiwan
Aug 10, 2022

Clash of Frontiers: US-China conflict over Taiwan

The clash of the frontier between the US and China is inevitable; Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit has simply brought this truth nearer. 

CMC appointments in China: 20वें केंद्रीय सैन्य आयोग की नियुक्तियों से मिलता संदेश?
Jul 26, 2023

CMC appointments in China: 20वें केंद्रीय सैन्य आयोग की नियुक्तियों से मिलता संदेश?

नव नियुक्त सीएमसी नेतृत्व की लाइन-अप इस ओर इशारा करती है क

Communist Party of China (CPC) declares victory over COVID
Feb 22, 2023

Communist Party of China (CPC) declares victory over COVID

China claims to have beaten COVID amidst global scepticism over the data released by it

Containment policy may fail to deter China
Aug 18, 2020

Containment policy may fail to deter China

China has been less harmed by the tariff war than was expected, and it has been remarkably resistant to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is the only economy in the IMF’s World Economic Outlook update that is likely to have a positive growth rate of 1 per cent in 2020. This has probably reinforced Xi’s belief that a strong one-party state is better able to handle the challenges. He has also pushed state-owned market enterprises to follow market rules

Containment threat to China
Dec 22, 2020

Containment threat to China

The Chinese are now seeking to finesse a situation where their continued economic growth requires them to open up their service and financial sectors in the world, while preventing their adversaries from using this to undermine the CPC control of China.

Continental China
Sep 19, 2013

Continental China

Even as China becomes a maritime power to reckon with, Beijing has no desire to give up on its continental aspirations. Chinese President Xi Jinping's continuing tour of Central Asia this past week showcased the nation's rise at the heart of the Eurasian landmass.

COVID-19: Between a smiling Xi and a tweeting Trump stands a lady called Merkel
Apr 24, 2020

COVID-19: Between a smiling Xi and a tweeting Trump stands a lady called Merkel

Not known for dramatic outbursts or playing to the gallery, Merkel’s moves will be inclusive and transparent as she clears space for accountability

COVID-19: International and domestic challenges await Sri Lanka
May 15, 2020

COVID-19: International and domestic challenges await Sri Lanka

With Geopolitical Cold War 2.0 and domestic economic strain, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has the two daunting challenges ahead of him. He would have

CPC's 19th Congress begins next week
Oct 12, 2017

CPC's 19th Congress begins next week

The leadership lineup of the 90 million strong CPC is visible from the 200-man Central Committee and an equal number of alternate members, which will

Decision to boycott Belt and Road Initiative Forum is one of the biggest Indian foreign policy risks
May 18, 2017

Decision to boycott Belt and Road Initiative Forum is one of the biggest Indian foreign policy risks

The Narendra Modi government's decision to boycott the Belt and Road Initiative Forum in China constitutes one of the three biggest Indian foreign policy risks in recent memory.

Decoding China-Bangladesh relationship
Jun 27, 2018

Decoding China-Bangladesh relationship

There are various facets in Sino-Bangladesh relations. The two countries share defence, economic, political and people-to-people ties.

Decrypting China’s Big Tech crackdown – Part 2
Oct 24, 2021

Decrypting China’s Big Tech crackdown – Part 2

The CPC is employing strict measures to keep the Tech industry under its thumb to  ensure that their goals align to achieve the greater “Chinese Dr

Defending democracy is a job for the world, not the west
Mar 02, 2021

Defending democracy is a job for the world, not the west

U.S. President Joe Biden should recognize that countries elsewhere need to be key allies in the fight.

Demographic disaster hits China
Jan 20, 2023

Demographic disaster hits China

Despite the pro-natalist approach adopted by Xi Jinping, China continues to witness a declining population trend

Dire Straits: Taiwan crisis and the Indo-Pacific
Aug 16, 2022

Dire Straits: Taiwan crisis and the Indo-Pacific

China’s belligerence across the Taiwan Strait raises tensions in the Indo-Pacific.

Dividing up the world
Jun 18, 2013

Dividing up the world

At the Annenberg summit, Xi Jinping, quite apparently, was signalling China's rise and preparing for a bigger role but are the US and the world ready for a lesser US role? Also is there a meaningful Annenberg Declaration that might be Asia's Yalta? Can Russia be ignored in this calculus?

Do protests in China threaten Xi’s power?
Dec 01, 2022

Do protests in China threaten Xi’s power?

Xi’s new term starts on shaky grounds as protests in China rise

Does Xi’s bid to tighten his grip signal the potential for impending instability in China?
Feb 27, 2018

Does Xi’s bid to tighten his grip signal the potential for impending instability in China?

Taking more and more titles and power may actually be a sign that Xi Jinping is not being able push through his policies in the way he wants.

Economic woes and Nationalist pressures: Will the PRC overcome them?
Oct 23, 2019

Economic woes and Nationalist pressures: Will the PRC overcome them?

As China’s economic and financial impasse deepens, the question is whether the rest of the world can become organised in time.

Europe and China: The impact of the Ukraine crisis
Apr 10, 2023

Europe and China: The impact of the Ukraine crisis

Has growing US-Europe ties after the Ukraine crisis impacted EU interests in China?

Europe warms up to China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ project, raising the stakes for India
Nov 01, 2016

Europe warms up to China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ project, raising the stakes for India

Europe’s gradual embrace of China’s OBOR presents most significant milestone in its history after President Xi Jinping pulled drapes off three yea

EU’s China dilemma is a sign of things to come
Feb 19, 2021

EU’s China dilemma is a sign of things to come

The shift from a one-world economy to a two-world system will force States to make hard choices. Europe is the testing ground

Evergrande and Xi’s grand vision
Sep 27, 2021

Evergrande and Xi’s grand vision

The crisis presents Beijing with an opportunity

Fighting fire (wall) with fire (wall)
Aug 17, 2020

Fighting fire (wall) with fire (wall)

Global pushback against China now targets the latter’s cultural and techno-nationalism

Forget the economics, it was geopolitics that dominated the G20 summit
Sep 05, 2016

Forget the economics, it was geopolitics that dominated the G20 summit

The Hangzhou G20 summit was about taking stock of the economic situation in a world where global recovery from the 2008 crisis remains sluggish.

Four Expectations from COP26
Nov 02, 2021

Four Expectations from COP26

The COP26 summit will need to work towards four key outcomes: increased finance for climate action; more ambitious emissions reduction commitments; fi

Four ‘Cs’ of Chennai summit
Oct 15, 2019

Four ‘Cs’ of Chennai summit

Competition, cooperation, conflict and containment need to be managed wisely

From a good start, China ended up with a difficult year
Dec 26, 2018

From a good start, China ended up with a difficult year

China remains a superpower in the making but its journey has now become profoundly more difficult

Future prospects of Beijing-Pyongyang relations
Jul 03, 2019

Future prospects of Beijing-Pyongyang relations

By improving relations with North Korea, Xi Jinping can project China’s regional hegemony, continue North Korea’s dependence on China and sway Kim

G-20 minus or G-7 plus?
Oct 30, 2021

G-20 minus or G-7 plus?

With the growing disinterest in multilateralism, how will the G20 grouping deal with China’s growing belligerence, climate crisis, and the impending

Gearing up for the Modi-Xi meeting
Sep 06, 2014

Gearing up for the Modi-Xi meeting

Not since the era of Indira Gandhi and Deng Xiaoping, perhaps even since that of Nehru and Mao, have India and China been led by such dynamic and forceful politicians as Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping. These leaders are due to meet later this month in Xi's first official visit to India.

Geo-technology: 5G and who builds the digital future, builds all of the future
Nov 02, 2020

Geo-technology: 5G and who builds the digital future, builds all of the future

Technology has been a fulcrum point for Trump’s disruption of the status-quos with China, with 5G leading the way

Germany continues its risky China habit
Apr 19, 2024

Germany continues its risky China habit

Germany’s renewed coziness with Beijing has wider implications given the broader context of Brussels and Washington’s tensions with China