Category: War and Conflict

• Divide and Rule: China Woos Southeast Asia

  Beijing is trying to keep ASEAN a divided house over the South China Sea issue by employing a mix of diplomacy and economic engagement.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  13 December 2014

  Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  ASEAN, Chinese foreign policy, economic diplomacy, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, Maritime Silk Road, Project Mausam, Sino-US relations, soft power, South China Sea disputes, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

• The Modi-Xi Tango: Missteps and Fluffed Lines?

  If India thinks it has a Tibet card, then it must play it more wisely, not engage in theatrics.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  22 September 2014

  Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalism, War and Conflict

  Chinese foreign policy, economic development, Indian states, infrastructure development, Narendr, state-owned enterprises (SOEs), Tibet, Xi Jinping

• Xi visits India: Great Expectations

  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

  Jabin T. Jacob

  18 September 2014

  Borders, Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalism, War and Conflict

  boundary dispute, Chinese provinces, Indian states, infrastructure development, Sino-Indian relations

• India-Japan Ties in the Sino-Japanese Mix

  Even the common ‘threat’ of China has not really helped lay the foundation for a deeper and sustainable India-Japan partnership in the politico-strategic realm.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  31 August 2014

  Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Chinese foreign policy, Indian foreign policy, Japan, Look East Policy, Sino-Japanese relations, World War II

• India and China in Afghanistan: A Tangled Skein of Choices

  The post-US drawdown situation in Afghanistan throws up a number of national and regional political and security challenges for India and China.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  23 May 2014

  Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Afghanistan, Chinese foreign policy, democracy, Indian foreign policy, infrastructure development, Pakistan, Silk Route, Sino-Indian relations, United States

• What the Henderson Brooks Report Really Says

  In India, it is easier to blame individuals for mistakes made than to identify and correct failings and shortcomings in the institutions and processes that individuals are only a part of.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  24 March 2014

  Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  1962 Sino-Indian conflict, Arunachal Pradesh, boundary dispute, China Studies, forward policy, Indian Army, Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), intelligence agencies, Jawaharlal Nehru, Line of Actual Control (LAC), Sino-Indian relations

• 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

  Jabin T. Jacob

  9 March 2014

  Borders, Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalism, War and Conflict

  1962 Sino-Indian conflict, Arunachal Pradesh, boundary dispute, dam construction, environment, Indian foreign policy, infrastructure development, Ladakh, Northeast India, Sino-Indian relations, Tibet

• 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

  Jabin T. Jacob

  30 December 2013

  Borders, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalism, War and Conflict

  border trade, dam construction, environmental degradation, Indian states, infrastructure development, Pranab Mukherjee, Sino-Indian relations, sustainable development, tribal culture

• Sino-Indian Relations: Beyond Symbolism and Beyond Belligerence

  Progress in Sino-Indian relations will require patience and creativity in spades.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  18 November 2013

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA), boundary dispute, Brahmaputra river, economic relations, Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Li Keqiang, Line of Actual Control (LAC), Manmohan Singh, Sino-Indian relations