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China in South Asia: Influence and Feedback

8 November 2013Comparative Politics, Foreign PolicyBangladesh, BCIM Forum, Beijing Model, boundary dispute, Brahmaputra river, Chinese foreign policy, Communist Party of China (CPC), democracy, energy security, environment, ethnic insurgencies, global order, Indian foreign policy, labour issues, military modernization, Myanmar, Sino-Pak relations, Western Development StrategyJabin T. Jacob

Presentation made at the British High Commission, New Delhi, 22 August 2013.

Outline

A. Developing countries, Duo

– ideological connect

non-Western
- genuine Marxist feeling in the unity of the Third World
- minus the Maoist “you’re either with us or against us”
coalition building

– common national interests

anti-Western / non-Western
international organizations
trade
energy security

B. China Solo Continue reading China in South Asia: Influence and Feedback →

A Framework for Understanding Sino-Indian Ties

5 November 2013Borders, Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalismboundary dispute, Chinese foreign policy, Chinese media, economic relations, global order, Indian foreign policy, Indian media, Indian states, infrastructure development, maritime security, people-to-people contacts, regional integrationJabin T. Jacob

Presentation titled, ‘India and China:Competition or Cooperation?’ at International Workshop on Recent Security Challenges in the Asia Pacific and India-China Relations, Institute of Chinese Communist Studies, Taipei, Taiwan, 30 July 2013.

Outline

What framework can we use to understand the current Sino-Indian relationship?

A. two bookends of the relationship

the boundary dispute
the need for bilateral cooperation to both transform the current global order and to tackle their own internal problems

B. the regular stuff in the relationship

regular ‘incursions’ at the Line of Actual Control
frequent high-level visits between leaders

C. the irregular stuff in the relationship

infrequently organized people-to-people exchanges in the form of cultural shows, film festivals, etc.
sporadic attempts at military-to-military exchanges

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