China has begun to employ multifaceted approaches in South Asia and elsewhere, as evident in its new Silk Roads policy. New Delhi must craft its own creative responses.
Author Archives: Jabin T. Jacob
Sino-Indian Sub-National Economic Ties: Changing the Game
As the two countries try to improve their economic ties, much of their efforts will have to be concentrated at the sub-national level
China and Narendra Modi
Does Narendra Modi’s decisive electoral victory hold significance for Chinese domestic politics? And what is China’s approach going to be to Prime Minister Modi?
People-to-People Connectivity in the BCIM Region: Principles and Practicalities
Successful people-to-people movement requires good physical and communication infrastructure and modernized identification procedures at borders or within countries
India and China in Afghanistan: A Tangled Skein of Choices
The post-US drawdown situation in Afghanistan throws up a number of national and regional political and security challenges for India and China.
How does India Think about China?
What is the content of Indian thinking on China? Who is it in India that thinks about China or is affected by China? And finally, how does thinking on China manifest itself in a strategic policy framework?
What the Henderson Brooks Report Really Says
In India, it is easier to blame individuals for mistakes made than to identify and correct failings and shortcomings in the institutions and processes that individuals are only a part of.
China’s 2014 NPC: Long Road to Economic Restructuring
Even as India’s 15th Lok Sabha ended its tenure with the reputation of having conducted the least business among all its predecessors, in China, the NPC has become increasingly active
Infrastructure Development along India’s Borders with China
Indian infrastructure development in its border areas is a complex mix of national security considerations, political gamesmanship and economic rent-seeking
Thinking about China in India 