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The ghost of ETIM: China’s tool to silence Uyghur voices
Dec 05, 2024

The ghost of ETIM: China’s tool to silence Uyghur voices

Despite its disappearance, China continues to use the separatist group ETIM as a justification for its harsh treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang

Is China resuming nuclear testing?
Jan 10, 2024

Is China resuming nuclear testing?

With China potentially overturning the moratorium on nuclear testing, India must augment its military strength in the nuclear and missile domains to t

Five years of sinification of Islam in China
Oct 18, 2023

Five years of sinification of Islam in China

Over the course of five years, Beijing has curbed religious freedom under the pretext of “reorienting” Muslims of China towards core socialist val

China's dichotomous ties with the Taliban and Uyghurs
Sep 26, 2023

China's dichotomous ties with the Taliban and Uyghurs

Both Beijing and the Taliban hope to secure their interests by engaging bilaterally, with both sides increasing repression in their respective countri

The ‘useful idiots’ in Western academia are really ‘conscious conspirators’ serving China
Jul 18, 2023

The ‘useful idiots’ in Western academia are really ‘conscious conspirators’ serving China

The UK is waking up to the threat to its national security by the Chinese Communist Party

Betting on connectivity: Afghanistan’s China-Pakistan Economic Corridor ambitions
Jun 07, 2023

Betting on connectivity: Afghanistan’s China-Pakistan Economic Corridor ambitions

Kabul’s possible induction into CPEC raises sovereignty and strategic concerns for New Delhi

The need for a strategy to counter China’s Human Rights violations
Mar 03, 2023

The need for a strategy to counter China’s Human Rights violations

The challenge for policymakers is to identify the means necessary to tackle the threat China poses to security while also addressing threats to human

China’s global police stations: Surveillance of Uyghur exiles
Feb 08, 2023

China’s global police stations: Surveillance of Uyghur exiles

There is little hope for self-exiled vulnerable Uyghurs if China’s extrajudicial policing is allowed to mushroom to other parts of the world

Xi’s repeated calls to the PLA to prep for war
Jan 30, 2023

Xi’s repeated calls to the PLA to prep for war

The world should be wary of China as President Xi calls for the country’s armed forces to remain combat-ready

China's fading perception management in Xinjiang
Jan 17, 2023

China's fading perception management in Xinjiang

China’s perception management through the guided tours in Xinjiang has received backlash from several Islamic quarters

China’s fading perception management in Xinjiang
Jan 17, 2023

China’s fading perception management in Xinjiang

China’s perception management through the guided tours in Xinjiang has received backlash from several Islamic quarters

Questioning the legality of unilateral economic sanctions
Nov 23, 2022

Questioning the legality of unilateral economic sanctions

Since the imposition of unilateral economic sanctions does not abide by international law, its use should be reconsidered

Growing Chinese influence over Central Asia
Nov 10, 2022

Growing Chinese influence over Central Asia

Xi’s aspirations of Chinese hegemony are accelerating as his control over Central Asia expands

The Uyghur issue: Assessing China’s increasing clout
Oct 10, 2022

The Uyghur issue: Assessing China’s increasing clout

China has been able to dominate international organisations and the developing world by using its economic heft

Europe distances itself from China
Oct 01, 2022

Europe distances itself from China

The CPC's recent policies in China have made the country less attractive to European investors and it has no intention of changing its course.

China’s renewed push to tame religion
Sep 14, 2022

China’s renewed push to tame religion

The CCP uses both coercion and co-optation to ensure that organised religion remains aligned with its interests.

Central Asia is back in the “game”
Sep 14, 2022

Central Asia is back in the “game”

With the threat of instability looming over Central Asia, the need for regional cooperation has increased significantly.

China’s emergent footprints in West Asia
Sep 06, 2022

China’s emergent footprints in West Asia

As China continues to exert its influence in West Asia, the US must manoeuvre itself to make sure it does not play second-fiddle to either Moscow or B

The OHCHR report: Exposing atrocities in Xinjiang
Sep 05, 2022

The OHCHR report: Exposing atrocities in Xinjiang

The report, which was released despite mounting pressure from China, reveals grave violations against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang

Scripting a Third Way: The Importance of EU-India Partnership
Apr 28, 2022

Scripting a Third Way: The Importance of EU-India Partnership

The European Union (EU) and India must script the future together. The values that we cherish—indeed our very way of life—may depend on it.

Is OIC silently endorsing the suppression of Uyghur Muslims?
Mar 25, 2022

Is OIC silently endorsing the suppression of Uyghur Muslims?

Is China's FDI in the OIC member countries preventing the political elites of these states from condemning the injustices carried against the Uyghur

Tech becomes CCP’s new frontier for spreading its influence
Dec 27, 2021

Tech becomes CCP’s new frontier for spreading its influence

CCP’s control over social media continues to expand as it aims to control the global narrative and present a favourable image to the world.

The Xi-Biden virtual summit: A gamechanger?
Nov 16, 2021

The Xi-Biden virtual summit: A gamechanger?

The virtual summit between Biden and China might define the new policy shift that will govern US-China relations in the coming days

Xi Jinping and Uyghur Muslim minorities in Xinjiang
Mar 17, 2021

Xi Jinping and Uyghur Muslim minorities in Xinjiang

Cultural aggression on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang has been supported by President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party after the inception of th

Conspiring on Afghan soil? Sino-Pak collusion in Kabul
Jan 22, 2021

Conspiring on Afghan soil? Sino-Pak collusion in Kabul

Beijing’s growing interest in co-conspiring with Pakistan on Afghan soil adds to the growing tensions in the subcontinent, heightening concern over

US cotton ban against Xinjiang-based XPCC has strategic value for India
Dec 10, 2020

US cotton ban against Xinjiang-based XPCC has strategic value for India

New Delhi must use the opportunity to strengthen its partnership with the US, which in recent years, has made rapid progress.

Nuclear imperialism in China’s Xinjiang
Oct 19, 2020

Nuclear imperialism in China’s Xinjiang

A third of the PRCs uranium for nuclear energy comes from extortion in the Yili basin of Xinjiang. This is also home to a great population of Uighurs.

BRI in the ‘Af-Pak’ region: Security challenges and China’s response
Oct 12, 2020

BRI in the ‘Af-Pak’ region: Security challenges and China’s response

Beijing's approach to Af-Pak can be attributed to its growing geostrategic interest in South Asia and the Indo-Pakistani rivalry.

The elusive watersheds of Ladakh: Explaining India and China’s missing border
Aug 26, 2020

The elusive watersheds of Ladakh: Explaining India and China’s missing border

On top of the violence and upheaval of Partition, the integration of more than 550 princely states, and a war with Pakistan over Kashmir, the British

Beijing’s imperialism casts a shadow from South China Sea to the Pamirs
Aug 12, 2020

Beijing’s imperialism casts a shadow from South China Sea to the Pamirs

While the undercurrents of China’s aggression in the South China Sea are still gathering storm, Beijing has made a similar “historical” claim on

Nuclear games at Lop Nur
Apr 20, 2020

Nuclear games at Lop Nur

People’s Republic of China (PRC) leaders have denied the reports, which should hardly come as a surprise.

Decoding China’s ballistic missile defence (BMD) and anti-satellite (ASAT) systems efforts
Apr 06, 2019

Decoding China’s ballistic missile defence (BMD) and anti-satellite (ASAT) systems efforts

The Chinese conduct their tests from their test site in Korla, Xinjiang. Since the hit-to-kill vehicles can be used for BMD and ASAT, the site probab

China’s real intentions behind its ‘technical hold’ on Masood Azhar
Feb 21, 2019

China’s real intentions behind its ‘technical hold’ on Masood Azhar

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

US withdrawal from Afghanistan may end China’s romance with terrorism in the region
Feb 04, 2019

US withdrawal from Afghanistan may end China’s romance with terrorism in the region

China’s political, military and economic engagements in Afghanistan are driven by its own domestic security reasons.

US withdrawal from Afghanistan may end China’s romance with terrorism in the region
Feb 04, 2019

US withdrawal from Afghanistan may end China’s romance with terrorism in the region

China’s political, military and economic engagements in Afghanistan are driven by its own domestic security reasons.

China’s dark secret is out, but the world is silent
Sep 05, 2018

China’s dark secret is out, but the world is silent

While the horrific stories of China’s re-education programme have uncovered the rampant assault on the identity and culture of the Uyghur Muslims, t

Friends with (risky) benefits
May 24, 2017

Friends with (risky) benefits

While CPEC will flush billions into the struggling Pakistan economy and rapidly speed up its development infrastructure, it is also one part of China'

China’s terror dilemma in CPEC: A Xinjiang strategy?
Jan 22, 2018

China’s terror dilemma in CPEC: A Xinjiang strategy?

This brief aims to examine one of China’s possible responses to the various extremist and terrorist activities that plague the internal security of Pakistan, given the necessity of securing its USD 62 billion investment in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Given that Pakistan is failing to control this problem, China will have to take measures of its own to secure CPEC. The response of China could possibly be inspired by its strateg

China’s Xinjiang Policy and the Silence of Islamic States
Aug 26, 2021

China’s Xinjiang Policy and the Silence of Islamic States

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has detained an estimated one million Uyghur Muslims in concentration camps in the Xinjiang province for forced re-education and political indoctrination. While the West has deplored China’s actions, the major Muslim countries have defended and even welcomed the policy. China has exploited its economic and diplomatic clout and the growing indebtedness of the Muslim world to subdued any criticism of its actions