Thinking about China in India

India’s Response to China’s ‘one belt, one road’ Initiative

This article looks at India’s response to China’s OBOR and the weaknesses of that response through two specific cases of Pakistan and the Indian Ocean.

Jabin T. Jacob

25 March 2016

Borders, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy

‘belt and road’ initiative (BRI)/(OBOR), Chinese foreign policy, economic relations, Indian foreign policy, Indian Ocean, infrastructure development, Maldives, Maritime Silk Road, Pakistan, Sino-Indian relations

Interpreting Ma Ying-jeou’s Visit to Taiping Island

What are the implications of the Taiwanese president’s visit to the Spratlys for his country’s international space? What possibilities lie ahead for the incoming DPP administration?

Jabin T. Jacob

10 February 2016

Foreign Policy, Political Parties, War and Conflict

boundary dispute, Chen Shui-bian, cross-Straits relations, Democratic Progressive Party, Kuomintang, Ma Ying-jeou, South China Sea disputes, Spratly Islands, Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, United States

North Korea’s Nuclear Test: Regional Reactions and the Chinese Responsibility

Calling the North Korean regime a ‘rogue’ one only deflect attention from China’s responsibility and indirect support for nuclear proliferation

Jabin T. Jacob

10 February 2016

Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

Chinese foreign policy, economic sanctions, Japan, North Korea, nuclear proliferation, nuclear test, nuclear weapons, South Korea

US FON Ops and China’s Continuing Challenge

The USS Lassens action will not prevent China from persisting with its ‘forward policy’ in the South China Sea.

Jabin T. Jacob

12 December 2015

Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

ADIZ, freedom of navigation, international law, Sino-US relations, South China Sea disputes, Southeast Asia, sovereignty, UNCLOS

India, China and the Yarlung Tsangpo: Much Ado About Nothing?

China’s operationalization of the Zangmu hydropower station on the Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra must be seen in the context of environmental developments elsewhere in the country.

Jabin T. Jacob

11 December 2015

Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

Arunachal Pradesh, Brahmaputra river, dam construction, economic development, environmental degradation, infrastructure development, technology, water

Using China as Leverage with Pakistan

India has ignored the possibilities that China offers as a pressure point on Pakistan

Jabin T. Jacob

26 September 2015

Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

‘belt and road’ initiative (BRI)/(OBOR), economic cooperation, economic development, Indian foreign policy, Pakistan, terrorism, United Nations, Xinjiang

Arunachal Pradesh in the Sino-Indian Boundary Dispute: Constant Claims, Changing Politics

The persistent Sino-Indian boundary dispute needs to be seen within the framework of centre-periphery relations in China and India and well as of their different political systems.

Jabin T. Jacob

17 September 2015

Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict