Tag: anti-terrorism

• A Third Term For Xi Jinping Holds Little Assurance For India

  Originally published at BQ Prime, 22 October 2022. India has several reasons to pay close attention to the ongoing 20th Party Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).  As a neighbour to China and as a country of similar size of population and length of history, it would be natural for India to assume…

  Jabin T. Jacob

  22 October 2022

  Foreign Policy, Political Parties

  ‘informal summit’, 20th CPC Congress, anti-terrorism, Arunachal Pradesh, boundary dispute, Communist Party of China (CPC), Ladakh, Line of Actual Control (LAC), Sino-Indian relations, Tibet, United States

• Covid-19 Introduces New Tensions in India-China Relations

  With the COVID-19 pandemic, the name “Wuhan” has become much better known in India than it ever was for the April 2018 informal summit between Modi and Xi in that city. It remains to be seen which of these two legacies from Wuhan will last in India-China relations.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  26 May 2020

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  ‘informal summit’, Andaman & Nicobar, anti-terrorism, Arunachal Pradesh, Chinese investments, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), COVID-19, Indian Army, Kashmir, Narendra Modi, Pakistan, Tibet, Xi Jinping

• Listing Masood Azhar as Global Terrorist: China Helps India to a Pyrrhic Victory

  The eventual listing of Masood Azhar as an international terrorist at the UN is as much a ‘big diplomatic win’ for China as for India – after all, Beijing prevented New Delhi from achieving the objective for ten years.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  11 May 2019

  Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  anti-terrorism, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Chinese foreign policy, domestic politics, elections, Indian foreign policy, Masood Azhar, UNSC 1267 Committee

• India’s Mixed Signals to China on Terrorism

  While there is a clear case of Chinese double standards on terrorism, India has not helped its cause by failing to take a consistent position on the issue with China.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  31 March 2019

  Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  anti-terrorism, diplomacy, ethnic insurgency, Pulwama attack, Sino-Indian relations, Sino-Pak relations, UNSC 1267 Committee, Xinjiang

• China’s Reactions to India’s Attack on Balakot, Pakistan

  China professions of neutrality in South Asia cannot be taken seriously and are, in fact, attempts to create a false sense of equivalence between India and Pakistan.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  15 March 2019

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  anti-terrorism, Chinese foreign policy, Indian military, Indo-Pak relations, Pulwama attack, Sino-Pak relations

• India’s Withdrawal of MFN Status to Pakistan: Ceding More Space to China

  India’s attenuation of economic links with Pakistan risk reducing its options in that country and making it even more dependant on China. New Delhi’s action shrinks its own leverage in South Asia while increasing China’s role.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  25 February 2019

  Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  anti-terrorism, Chinese foreign policy, economic integration, Indian foreign policy, Indo-Pak relations, Pulwama attack, Sino-Pak trade

• Counter-Terrorism in South Asia: China’s Win-Win Triangle

  In the anti-terrorism struggle in South Asia involving China, Pakistan and India, Beijing scores off both its neighbours

  Jabin T. Jacob

  7 January 2015

  Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  anti-terrorism, Chinese foreign policy, Indian foreign policy, Sino-Indian relations, Sino-Pak relations, Xinjiang

• Sino-Indian Military CBMs: Efficacy and Influences

  What is the state of current military CBMs between India and China?How have these held up to the pressures of recent years?

  Jabin T. Jacob

  1 November 2013

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  1962 Sino-Indian conflict, anti-terrorism, boundary dispute, Chinese foreign policy, Indian foreign policy, Line of Actual Control (LAC), maritime security, nuclear weapons, Sino-Indian relations

• Chinese Defence Minister’s Visit to India: Seeking opportunity amid crises

  Chinese Defence Minister Gen. Liang Guanglie’s visit to India highlighted four important issues in the Sino-Indian bilateral relationship – the AfPak situation, the boundary dispute, bilateral military cooperation, and Chinese views about the Indian media.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  10 September 2012

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Afghanistan, anti-piracy, anti-terrorism, boundary dispute, Chinese foreign policy, Indian media, joint exercises, Pakistan, Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, Sino-Indian relations