Category: Multilateralism

• China’s Global Initiatives: Preparing for the Collapse of International Institutions

  

  CHINA ANNOUNCED A new global initiative during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, called the Global Governance Initiative. It adds to the three ongoing, previously announced global initiatives on development, security and “civilisation.” The initiatives speak to an increasing Chinese confidence that its ideas will find global reception amidst the chaos generated by American…

• China’s new trilaterals reshaping regional balance in South Asia

  

  FOR OVER A decade, China has pursued its grand strategic project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and more recently its extensions – the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilisation Initiative…

• Delhi’s multilateralism plank needs tweaking

  

  DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INDIA and China are now at the heart of their interactions in multilateral institutions and, thus, of geopolitics

• China in Egypt: Converting Economic Engagement into Political Capital

  EGYPT OCCUPIES AN important place in China’s foreign policy calculations,a position that is captured by the characterisation of the relationship by the two sides as a ‘comprehensive strategic partnership.’ Even as China achieves concrete diplomatic interests as well as promotes its Belt and Road Initiative through ties with Egypt, its influence over Cairo in the…

• China in Madagascar: Building Centrality through Economic Development and Maritime Engagement

  

  Madagascar’s location and natural resources give it a certain weight in geopolitics despite its low population and weak political and economic indicators. This essay explains how China has used Madagascar’s internal weaknesses and…

• New Delhi’s approach to multilateral ties needs clarity

  

  THE CANADIAN DIRECTOR of global communications at the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has resigned, alleging that the bank is influenced by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Canadian government has frozen ties with the bank and launched an investigation. India, which has participated in Chinese-led economic organisations, should rethink its involvement, given the…