Category: Political Parties
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Purges in China’s PLA and Xi’s tightening grip
THE ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE sessions of the Chinese People’s Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC) — known as the “two sessions” concluded on March 12. The annual government report presented by Premier Li Qiang signalled a broader continuity in economic policy while highlighting problems such as local debt…
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China’s anti-corruption machine tightens its grip
GEN Zhang Youxia, first-ranked Vice-Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission and its senior-most general, has been placed under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law”, along with another member, Gen Liu Zhenli. This leaves the commission…
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ചാരുന്നേയുള്ളൂ ; ഇന്ത്യ ചായുന്നില്ല
സജീവമായ സാമ്പത്തിക-ഭരണ വ്യവസ്ഥാപരമായ പരിഷ്കാരങ്ങളില്ലാതെ ഇന്ത്യയുടെ ചൈനാനയം പരിമിതപ്പെടുകയും സൈനിക-സാമ്പത്തിക ശക്തിസന്തുലനം ചൈനയ്ക്ക്അ നുകൂലമായി നിൽക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും…
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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…
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China’s ‘National Rejuvenation’ v/s MAGA
THE WORLD IS currently reeling from US President Donald Trump’s desire to “Make America Great Again.” The MAGA movement and Trump’s second turn at the American presidency is a populist response to years of rising income inequality and social upheaval in the US. Long before Trump came up with MAGA…
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China and an American Pope in Rome
THE APPOINTMENT OF the United States-born Robert Prevost as the new Pope, Leo XIV has more than religious significance to it. It’s also a matter of geopolitical significance at a time when China is increasingly contending with the US for global domination…
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The Moving Needle of China’s Wolf Warrior Diplomacy
CHINA’S “WOLF WARRIOR” diplomacy is a key feature of Chinese foreign policy in the ‘new era’ under Communist Party of China (CPC) General Secretary Xi Jinping. It can be understood as representing a muscular Chinese nationalism that is impatient with the current global order…
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In trade war with the US, China’s strong language hides its frailties
“IF WAR IS what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end”. So declared, a Chinese Foreign Ministry tweet in March when the Donald Trump administration raised tariffs over China’s lack…
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Chinese Government’s Work Report: Implications for the World and for India
Chinese Premier Li Qiang presented his government’s work report at the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in March. The NPC is China’s top legislative body, and the work report offers budget allocations for the coming year, including ding for defence, as well as puts forward policy targets such as for GDP growth…
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Cooperative Federalism Essential for India’s China Policy
Balanced India-China economic relations cannot happen without balanced centre-state relations in India..
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A ‘Global Community’ with Chinese Characteristics
The Chinese Party-state’s regime interests and worldviews do not allow for the kind of global community that Beijing claims to support…