Tag: Indian states

• People-to-People Connectivity in the BCIM Region: Principles and Practicalities

  Successful people-to-people movement requires good physical and communication infrastructure and modernized identification procedures at borders or within countries

  Jabin T. Jacob

  31 May 2014

  Borders, Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalism

  BCIM, border trade, Indian foreign policy, Indian states, infrastructure development, Northeast India, sub-nationalism

• Mukherjee in Arunachal: Of China and Other Matters

  The challenge for both New Delhi and Itanagar is to back up the advantages of an open, democratic polity with the equally important imperatives of social and economic development

  Jabin T. Jacob

  30 December 2013

  Borders, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalism, War and Conflict

  border trade, dam construction, environmental degradation, Indian states, infrastructure development, Pranab Mukherjee, Sino-Indian relations, sustainable development, tribal culture

• India and the CHOGM in Sri Lanka: Well Played, Actually

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made the right decision not to go to Sri Lanka

  Jabin T. Jacob

  15 November 2013

  Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, Political Parties, Sub-nationalism

  coalition politics, democracy, ethno-nationalism, human rights, Indian foreign policy, Indian states, multilateral organizations, Sino-Indian relations, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

• A Framework for Understanding Sino-Indian Ties

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

  Jabin T. Jacob

  5 November 2013

  Borders, Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalism

  boundary 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 integration

• Issues and Considerations in Connectivity Projects in the BCIM Region

  There are several lessons to be drawn from the implementation of physical connectivity infrastructure projects in the underdeveloped sub-region where the borders of Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and China meet

  Jabin T. Jacob

  28 February 2013

  Borders, Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalism

  Asian regionalism, Bangladesh, BCIM, border management, border security, centre-province relations, Champhai, economic development, environment, financing, Indian states, infrastructure development, inter-governmental coordination, inter-ministerial conflict, Kaladan project, migration, Mizoram, Moreh, Myanmar, regional connectivity, trade facilitation, Zokawthar

• 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?

  Jabin T. Jacob

  27 December 2011

  Comparative Politics, Political Parties

  1911 revolution, Bo Xilai, Chinese provinces, Communist Party of China (CPC), Confucianism, Hu Jintao, Indian states, Liu Xiaobo, Manmohan Singh, social unrest

• Reimagining Tibet in Sino-Indian Relations

  With the boundary dispute ongoing, India needs to adopt a dual policy of continuing to close the military gap with China while creating incentives for cooperation.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  26 September 2011

  Borders, Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalism, War and Conflict

  border trade, boundary dispute, Buddhism, Chinese provinces, Dalai Lama, Indian states, infrastructure development, Kalon Tripa, Lobsang Sangay, Sino-Indian relations, Tibet, Tibetan government-in-exile

• Sino-Indian Boundary Dispute: Provinces/States as Ice-Breakers

  The solution to both the political and economic discontent of Chinese provinces and Indian states as well as the unresolved boundary dispute between the two countries could be to allow their provinces greater freedom to interact with each other in terms of people-to-people and economic contacts

  Jabin T. Jacob

  18 September 2011

  Borders, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalism, War and Conflict

  1962 Sino-Indian conflict, Aksai Chin, Arunachal Pradesh, border trade, Chinese provinces, economic integration, Indian states, infrastructure development, Ladakh, Nathu La, Sikkim, Sino-Indian relations, Tibet, Western Development Strategy, Xinjiang

• Charting India’s China Policy for the Next Decade

  How can India maximize its strengths in diplomatic and other arenas vis-à-vis China in a manner pushes forward the positive aspects of the bilateral relationship while simultaneously reducing chances for actual physical conflict of even a limited nature?

  Jabin T. Jacob

  14 September 2011

  Borders, Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalism, War and Conflict

  1962 Sino-Indian conflict, Asian century, boundary dispute, Chinese provinces, democracy, grand strategy, Indian Constitution, Indian foreign policy, Indian Navy, Indian states, infrastructure development, Look East Policy, maritime security, PLAN, Silk Route, Sino-Indian relations, Sino-Pak relations, sovereignty, United States