There is no real Tibet card for New Delhi to play and India ignores its own Buddhists while supporting the Dalai Lama.
Author Archives: Jabin T. Jacob
China in Central Asia: Myth-making and Foreign Policy
India needs to give Ladakh greater agency in order to ensure that this region can function as its pivot to Central Asia and to challenge Chinese domination there.
Rethinking the China-Pakistan-India Triangle
India needs to rethink its ties with Pakistan and China in order to transform its external environment.
How India Deals with its China Challenge
The Chinese have learnt that a country’s foreign and security policies abroad are only as good as the strength of its structures and systems at home
Tsai Ing-wen’s Visit to Central America
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen is both pragmatic and a realist as she manoeuvres to preserve her country’s diplomatic space and values.
China and North Korea: A Convenient Arrangement
Denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula does not progress because Beijing sees North Korea as a greater threat not to itself but to China’s adversaries
1962: A Very Particular View
Review of Shiv Kunal Verma’s ‘1962: The War That Wasn’t’
The 8th BRICS Summit: India Hosts, China Gains
Despite being the host, India did not get a BRICS Declaration that accurately reflected its interests and values.
Tsai-Trump Telephone Call: Reading Trump and the Chinese Response
As US president, Donald Trump might be more amenable to testing Chinese limits and using Taiwan as a bargaining ploy.
Thinking about China in India 