The end-November local election results on Taiwan suggest that China will have to both rethink the scope and recalibrate the pace of its embrace of the island
Category Archives: Political Parties
4th Plenum: Towards Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics
The Decision of the 4th Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the CPC is arguing that there is no one-size fits-all approach to democracy or governance
China and Narendra Modi
Does Narendra Modi’s decisive electoral victory hold significance for Chinese domestic politics? And what is China’s approach going to be to Prime Minister Modi?
China’s 2014 NPC: Long Road to Economic Restructuring
Even as India’s 15th Lok Sabha ended its tenure with the reputation of having conducted the least business among all its predecessors, in China, the NPC has become increasingly active
3rd Plenum, 18th CC: A Reformist Agenda but Challenges Ahead
The communiqué issued at the end of the Plenum left many observers disappointed, but the follow-up 60-point “Decision” contained several important economic reform measures.
India and the CHOGM in Sri Lanka: Well Played, Actually
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made the right decision not to go to Sri Lanka
China Policy in India: For a Revolution in Mindsets
What is urgently required is for Indian strategy to move from reliance on the brilliance or charisma of individuals to the solidity of processes and institutions.
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.
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.
Thinking about China in India 