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
Category Archives: Borders
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
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
Mukherjee in Arunachal: Of China and Other Matters
The challenge for both New Delhi and Itanagar is to back up the advantages of an open, democratic polity with the equally important imperatives of social and economic development
Sino-Indian Relations: Beyond Symbolism and Beyond Belligerence
Progress in Sino-Indian relations will require patience and creativity in spades.
A Framework for Understanding Sino-Indian Ties
What framework can we use to understand the current Sino-Indian relationship?
Military CBMs, Bilateral Agreements and the Sino-Indian Relationship
This essay examines the key agreements concluded between India and China in the post-Cold War era with implications for their boundary dispute and bilateral military CBMs.
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?
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.
Thinking about China in India 