Tag: Indian foreign policy

• Rethinking India’s Relations with China

  

  NEARLY SIX YEARS after the Galwan Valley clash in June 2020, India-China relations appear to be entering a phase of cautious recovery. A series of recent developments—ranging from the relaxation of trade restrictions to renewed diplomatic engagement and incremental progress on border management—have prompted claims that bilateral ties are back on an “upward trajectory”…

• Why China is building villages near LAC

  

  ON MARCH 26, China’s State Council announced the creation of a new county — equivalent to a district-level administrative unit in the Chinese political-administrative system — in Xinjiang, called Cenling…

• India in Africa: From Deliverables to Purpose

  

  CAN INDIA’S AFRICA policy do better? The question will obviously be answered in the affirmative whether by Indians or by Africans if nothing else, because India is a rising and ambitious power in global politics. Capacity issues are frequently cited but those are applicable to Indian foreign policy in general and are being addressed, however…

• ചാരുന്നേയുള്ളൂ ; ഇന്ത്യ ചായുന്നില്ല (Only Leaning, India is Not Aligning)

  

  സജീവമായ സാമ്പത്തിക-ഭരണ വ്യവസ്ഥാപരമായ പരിഷ്‌കാരങ്ങളില്ലാതെ ഇന്ത്യയുടെ ചൈനാനയം പരിമിതപ്പെടുകയും സൈനിക-സാമ്പത്തിക ശക്തിസന്തുലനം ചൈനയ്ക്ക്അ നുകൂലമായി നിൽക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും…

• India-China thaw — real progress or an impression of progress?

  

  PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi will head to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders’ summit at the end of August but attention will be focused on the bilateral relationship…

• India’s China policy at a crossroads

  

  THE IRONY IS that this ‘normalisation’ of ties with China is not one that is the result of hard bargains or one that showcases any advantages for India

• Delhi’s multilateralism plank needs tweaking

  

  DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INDIA and China are now at the heart of their interactions in multilateral institutions and, thus, of geopolitics

• Cooperative Federalism Essential for India’s China Policy

  

  Balanced India-China economic relations cannot happen without balanced centre-state relations in India..

• On India-China ties, Delhi takes one step forward, two steps back

  

  WHILE INDIAN STATEMENTS on the bilateral relationship with China are exercises in brevity, Chinese statements are more expansive by comparison. Taken together, however, they provide a picture of how the relationship is evaluated by each side. With the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives (SRs) on the India-China boundary…