Category: War and Conflict
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In the new cold war China is not Russia
China’s decades-long pursuit of asymmetric military capabilities garners a great deal of attention but the victory of the US at the end of the Cold War taught it much else
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China exploits Wang Yi’s India visit to its advantage
The Indian government allowed the Chinese envoy to grandstand and sell China’s narratives to the rest of the world
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Wang Yi in India: Whither India’s muscular foreign policy?
New Delhi continues to under-utilise the opportunity to revise and reset its China policy that the Chinese transgressions in eastern Ladakh provided nearly two years ago.
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Sino-Russia Ties: Intimacy can breed complications
Russian economic dependency might be a drag on China since it might not exactly be easy for Beijing to convert this to advantages elsewhere.
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How Russia-Ukraine crisis works in China’s favour
China’s tendency to privilege naked self-interest over principles in its international affairs suggests it seek advantages from the crisis created by the Russian invasion
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India must beware of Chinese reassurances
Always expressing optimism about the India-China relationship no matter what the circumstances is something of a standard operating procedure for Chinese interlocutors
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Assessing India’ China Policy in 2021
It appears that the Indian government lacks the political will to deal with China firmly and unambiguously
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Signalling a Shift? Parsing the Indian Statement of the 13th India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting
If indeed, there is a rethink underway on the Indiangovernment’s approach to China on the LAC, it is about time.
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China in Afghanistan: Not Ready for the Burden
Despite the US withdrawal, it is too early for anyone to declare victory for China in Afghanistan