Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen is both pragmatic and a realist as she manoeuvres to preserve her country’s diplomatic space and values.
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Tsai-Trump Telephone Call: Reading Trump and the Chinese Response
As US president, Donald Trump might be more amenable to testing Chinese limits and using Taiwan as a bargaining ploy.
Parsing Tsai Ing-wen’s Inaugural Presidential Speech
Tsai Ing-wen’s inaugural speech as President of the Republic of China suggests that Taiwan will continue to chart a course differentiating itself from mainland China.
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.
Obama’s India Visit and Chinese Reactions
The Chinese have not been blind to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s display of personal and strategic camaraderie with the Americans.
Sino-Sri Lankan Ties post-Rajapaksa
China-Sri Lanka ties will continue to grow. New Delhi, meanwhile, needs to show greater purpose in its own dealings with its island neighbour
Taiwan’s 9-in-1 Election Results: Warning for the KMT-CPC Relationship
The end-November local election results on Taiwan suggest that China will have to both rethink the scope and recalibrate the pace of its embrace of the island
Reclaiming India’s Foreign Policy for its Citizens
In a country where it is a struggle to even exercise one’s rights, how much attention can ordinary citizens devote to foreign policy?
4th Plenum: Towards Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics
The Decision of the 4th Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the CPC is arguing that there is no one-size fits-all approach to democracy or governance
Thinking about China in India 