Jabin T. Jacob

Reclaiming India’s Foreign Policy for its Citizens

In a country where it is a struggle to even exercise one’s rights, how much attention can ordinary citizens devote to foreign policy?

China’s Silk Roads in South Asia: Steel in a Silken Glove

It could well be the case that the majority of Chinese investments will materialize not in India, South Asia’s largest economy and market, but in other parts of South Asia.

4th Plenum: Towards Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics

The Decision of the 4th Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the CPC is arguing that there is no one-size fits-all approach to democracy or governance

Hong Kong’s Occupy Central: Of Democracy, ‘Law’, and Identity

What are the Hong Kong protests about and how do they impact developments elsewhere in China’s periphery and within the country itself? What link do the protests have with India?

The Modi-Xi Tango: Missteps and Fluffed Lines?

If India thinks it has a Tibet card, then it must play it more wisely, not engage in theatrics.

Assessing the Xi Visit: After the Optics, A Reality Check

China is not going to make big investments in Indian infrastructure development without adequate policy support from New Delhi and state governments.

Xi Meets Modi: A Historic Opportunity for Sino-Indian Leadership

Sino-Indian relations are at a new juncture. Modi and Xi must together summon the vision and statesmanship needed to grab the opportunity thus provided.

Xi visits India: Great Expectations

Modi and Xi must have the ability to overcome the hierarchy-bound nature of their official establishments to institutionalize greater and more frequent bilateral contacts

India-Japan Ties in the Sino-Japanese Mix

Even the common ‘threat’ of China has not really helped lay the foundation for a deeper and sustainable India-Japan partnership in the politico-strategic realm.