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ചൈനയും, പുതിയ മാര്പാപ്പയും
പുതിയ മാര്പാപ്പയായി സ്ഥാനാരോഹണം ചെയ്ത റോബര്ട്ട് പ്രെവോസ്റ്റിന്റെ (ലിയോ XIV) തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പിന് മതപരമായ പ്രാധാന്യം മാത്രമല്ല ഉള്ളത്. അമേരിക്കയും, ചൈനയും ആഗോള മേധാവിത്വത്തിനായി മത്സരിക്കുന്ന വേളയില്, അതിനു ഒരു ജിയോപൊളിറ്റിക്കല് പ്രാധാന്യം കൂടിയുണ്ട്…
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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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China’s calculated neutrality on Pahalgam
CHINA HAS ISSUED a series of statements in the wake of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. How do we interpret these and what do they tell us about how it views India and Pakistan?…
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China in Egypt: Converting Economic Engagement into Political Capital
EGYPT OCCUPIES AN important place in China’s foreign policy calculations,a position that is captured by the characterisation of the relationship by the two sides as a ‘comprehensive strategic partnership.’ Even as China achieves concrete diplomatic interests as well as promotes its Belt and Road Initiative through ties with Egypt, its influence over Cairo in the…
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India-China relations at 75: An uncertain thaw
INDIA’S EXTERNAL AFFAIRS minister S Jaishankar has talked about “an unsettled world… one with a lot of turbulence and volatility”. The Communist Party of China general secretary and Chinese President Xi Jinping has similarly stated that the world was undergoing “great changes unseen in a century”…
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India-China Border Tensions Are Likely to Continue
AT THE END of January, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited China in the latest step in an unfolding thaw in the relationship between the two countries. The thaw had begun in October last year with the conclusion of a bilateral agreement on the disengagement of troops from two points at the Line of Actual…
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‘Dragon-elephant tango’ sounds good, but India must not drop its guard
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..