Jabin T. Jacob

Chinese Behaviour Both Target and Model for Indian Foreign Policy

India’s foreign policy under the BJP increasingly resembles Chinese foreign policy under the CPC in words and spirit.

China’s Vaccine Diplomacy and India

Beijing’s insistence on the world accepting China-made vaccines is a symptom of the insecurity and siege mentality of the Communist Party of China

China’s Possible Approaches to the US under Joe Biden

The new American president faces a China that believes increasingly in taking the fight to the opposition.

Chinese Transgressions on the LAC Deserve a Punitive Response

Reports have emerged that China has increased its troop strength along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh breaking its agreement made at the sixth round of talks on 21 September 2020.[1] Earlier in December, videos emerged of Chinese civilian vehicles transgressing into the Demchok area also in Ladakh.[2] Meanwhile, the Indian Army referred to …

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Biden’s China Agenda: Two Missteps Require Repair

The US should do better on supporting countries that are both aligned with it in values and actually doing the standing up to China.

Recalibrating India’s Foreign Policy in South Asia: The China Factor

New Delhi has tried to work around its internal contradictions and a weak economy with the help of rhetoric and high profile diplomacy but it is increasingly difficult to keep up the act.

China’s post-COVID19 image problem

When democracies fail at upholding their values that might be a more consequential image problem than anything the Chinese will have to worry about.

Chinese Communists in in India: Much Ado About Nothing?

Membership of the CPC is essential to success in any kind of activity in China. CPC members will, therefore, be found in every institution in China, and in every Chinese organisation abroad.

A ‘New Normal’ Emerges in India-China Relations

While a full-fledged India-China conflict is unlikely, peace and tranquillity along the LAC are well and truly things of the past.