Tag: Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA)

• Xi Jinping Visits the Tibet Autonomous Region

  Constant references to the ‘new’ to describe the Party-State’s views of developments on the Tibetan plateau underline Xi’s attempts to leave his personal stamp on Tibet policy.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  27 July 2021

  Borders, Sub-nationalism

  Buddhism, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Communist Party of China (CPC), economic integration, ethnic policy, infrastructure development, propaganda, Sincization, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), Xi Jinping

• A ‘New Normal’ Emerges in India-China Relations

  While a full-fledged India-China conflict is unlikely, peace and tranquillity along the LAC are well and truly things of the past.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  12 November 2020

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  boundary dispute, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), COVID-19, Depsang, Doklam, Indian Army, Ladakh, Line of Actual Control (LAC), Sino-Indian boundary negotiations, Sino-Indian relations

• Book : China’s Search for ‘National Rejuvenation’: Domestic and Foreign Policies under Xi Jinping

  Asian perspectives on China’s domestic and foreign policies

  Jabin T. Jacob

  1 November 2020

  Borders, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, Political Parties, War and Conflict

  19th Party Congress, agriculture, ASEAN, Central Asia, Chinese foreign policy, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Communist Party of China (CPC), International Liaison Department (ILD), Japan, North Korea, propaganda, Sino-US relations, South Asia, South China Sea disputes, South Korea, state-owned enterprises (SOEs)

• 印中關係新常態

  固然，中印雙邊關係不僅僅是邊界爭端，但印度也越來越清楚，中國不願意考慮合作的潛在利益.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  31 October 2020

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  boundary dispute, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Doklam, Galwan, Indian Army, infrastructure development, Ladakh, Pangong Tso, Sino-Indian relations

• LAC Standoff: Do Not Expand Ambit of Talks

  Talks with China should be limited to and led by military commanders under political supervision with staff support from Indian foreign ministry officials if necessary

  Jabin T. Jacob

  21 September 2020

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Central Military Commission (CMC), Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Communist Party of China (CPC), Indian Army, Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Line of Actual Control (LAC), Sino-Indian boundary negotiations, Sino-Indian relations

• एक ‘न्यू नॉर्मल’

  अभी आर-पार का संघर्ष शायद ही हो, लेकिन अब यह नई सामान्य बात है कि दुरूह चोटियों पर पूरे साल सैनिक रहेंगे, मौसम-दुश्मन दोनों से जनहानि होती रहेगी

  Jabin T. Jacob

  19 September 2020

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Communist Party of China (CPC), Galwan, Indian Army, Line of Actual Control (LAC), Sino-Indian relations

• 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

• Book Review: Xi Jinping’s China

  of Jayadev Ranade’s  Xi Jinping’s China (New Delhi: Knowledge World Publishers). pp. xi+394. Rs. 1,400. ISBN: 978-93-86288-90-5 This work is a collection of pieces written by the author in various online platforms and as part of other edited volumes. The reader does not have the benefit of an introduction that ties in all the chapters together…

  Jabin T. Jacob

  10 January 2018

  Borders, Foreign Policy, Political Parties, War and Conflict

  ‘belt and road’ initiative (BRI)/(OBOR), China Studies, Chinese foreign policy, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Communist Party of China (CPC), Xi Jinping

• A Strongman in China: Implications for Asian Regional Politics

  Xi Jinping’s China is not inclined to sharing leadership or space with anyone else.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  31 October 2017

  Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, Political Parties

  19th Party Congress, anti-corruption, Chinese foreign policy, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Communist Party of China (CPC), Doklam, Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping