Tag: Communist Party of China (CPC)

• China’s New Foreign Policy Team

  The first annual session of the 12th National People’s Congress in China was notable for, among other things, new appointments to China’s key foreign policy positions. What are the implications for India?

• China’s ‘Parliament’: Clear and Present Challenges

  While the Communist Party continues to be the more powerful than the government in China, the symbols of state such as the National People’s Congress are increasingly vocal.

• New Leadership in China: Quo Vadis Political Reform?

  More than the challenges of political reforms, it appears the Communist Party of China fears a return to the populism and demagoguery of the Mao era.

• Post-China’s 18th Party Congress: Socioeconomic Challenges Paramount

  The fifth generation of the CPC leadership in China faces severe domestic challenges, chief among them, widespread corruption, increasing inequality, rising unemployment and growing regional disparities.

• How Red is my Communist?

  The Communist Party of India (Marxist) held its 20th Party Congress in Kozhikode, Kerala, in April. What does the CPI (M) think of its Chinese counterpart and how do the two parties compare?

• The fall of Bo Xilai and some reflections on Indian politics

  What does the exit of Bo Xilai say about the stability of the Chinese political system? And what lessons might be drawn for the Indian political system?

• China in 2011: Through the Indian Looking Glass

  Isn’t China, like India, a country of over a billion people? Who but Indians can really grasp the incredible complexities and myriad problems of a billion people living under one flag?

• Xi Jinping – China’s Leader-in-Waiting

  Xi Jinping is unlikely to have a free hand to run China according to his wishes, given that the members of the Politbureau Standing Committee are so selected as to be capable of checking any one leader from achieving unbridled power.

• China’s Defence White Papers: A Political Reading

  While studying the military aspects of China’s National Defense White Papers, Indian policymakers and military planners must pay attention to the political elements of this document in order to achieve a fuller more accurate understanding of China’s intentions.