What are the Hong Kong protests about and how do they impact developments elsewhere in China’s periphery and within the country itself? What link do the protests have with India?
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China and Narendra Modi
Does Narendra Modi’s decisive electoral victory hold significance for Chinese domestic politics? And what is China’s approach going to be to Prime Minister Modi?
India and China in Afghanistan: A Tangled Skein of Choices
The post-US drawdown situation in Afghanistan throws up a number of national and regional political and security challenges for India and China.
India and the CHOGM in Sri Lanka: Well Played, Actually
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made the right decision not to go to Sri Lanka
China Policy in India: For a Revolution in Mindsets
What is urgently required is for Indian strategy to move from reliance on the brilliance or charisma of individuals to the solidity of processes and institutions.
China in South Asia: Influence and Feedback
Presentation made at the British High Commission, New Delhi, 22 August 2013
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.
A US-India-China Trilateral? Big Promise but Dim Prospects
A US-India-China trilateral dialogue based on traditional security considerations is not likely to get very far. Therefore, start with non-traditional security issues of common concern.
India’s China Policy: Time to Overcome Political Drift
New Delhi’s China policy, and indeed its foreign policy, should be based on interactions with and support from a citizenry well-informed and knowledgeable about China.
Thinking about China in India 