Sino-Indian Sub-National Economic Ties: Changing the Game

As the two countries try to improve their economic ties, much of their efforts will have to be concentrated at the sub-national level

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

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.

Infrastructure Development along India’s Borders with China

Indian infrastructure development in its border areas is a complex mix of national security considerations, political gamesmanship and economic rent-seeking

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

3rd Plenum, 18th CC: A Reformist Agenda but Challenges Ahead

The communiqué issued at the end of the Plenum left many observers disappointed, but the follow-up 60-point “Decision” contained several important economic reform measures.

A Framework for Understanding Sino-Indian Ties

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

Military CBMs, Bilateral Agreements and the Sino-Indian Relationship

This essay examines the key agreements concluded between India and China in the post-Cold War era with implications for their boundary dispute and bilateral military CBMs.