Jabin T. Jacob

Sino-Indian Military CBMs: Efficacy and Influences

What is the state of current military CBMs between India and China?How have these held up to the pressures of recent years?

Centre-Province Relations in Contemporary China

Stronger and more autonomous provincial economies have in the reform era, led to increasingly assertive provincial governments but to assume this has come entirely at the expense of the central government would be a mistake.

The Ladakh Stand-off: What it Says (or Doesn’t) about China’s India Policy and India’s China Policy

While the Ladakh incident was eventually resolved by a combination of military-to-military meetings and diplomatic interactions, three aspects stand out.

Candour on the Red Carpet: Parsing the Sino-Indian Joint Statement

To the careful observer, it is clear that the Indian government was neither thrown off its stride by the Ladakh incident and nor was it overly swayed by the symbolism of Li Keqiang’s first overseas state visit.

Li Keqiang’s India Visit: Towards Realistic Expectations

In the case of high-level visits, no matter what the problems and complications in a bilateral relationship, it is always important from a diplomatic point of view to make sure the atmospherics are excellent and that warmth and enthusiasm are on full display.

The Ladakh ‘Incursion’: Chinese Actions and Indian Lessons

The ‘incursion’ by Chinese soldiers in the Depsang Plains in Ladakh raises some fundamental questions about the Sino-Indian boundary dispute and about Indian and Chinese policies.

China’s New Foreign Policy Team

The first annual session of the 12th National People’s Congress in China was notable for, among other things, new appointments to China’s key foreign policy positions. What are the implications for India?

China’s ‘Parliament’: Clear and Present Challenges

While the Communist Party continues to be the more powerful than the government in China, the symbols of state such as the National People’s Congress are increasingly vocal.

Issues and Considerations in Connectivity Projects in the BCIM Region

There are several lessons to be drawn from the implementation of physical connectivity infrastructure projects in the underdeveloped sub-region where the borders of Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and China meet