Tag: PLA

• Chinese Transgressions on the LAC Deserve a Punitive Response

  Reports have emerged that China has increased its troop strength along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh breaking its agreement made at the sixth round of talks on 21 September 2020.[1] Earlier in December, videos emerged of Chinese civilian vehicles transgressing into the Demchok area also in Ladakh.[2] Meanwhile, the Indian Army referred to…

  Jabin T. Jacob

  27 January 2021

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Galwan, Indian Army, Line of Actual Control (LAC), PLA, Sino-Indian boundary negotiations, Sino-Indian relations

• Sheikh Hasina’s Visit to India: China in the Background

  China is turning into a serious challenger to India in Bangladesh in the economic and military domains and is growing in strength in the political dimension, too.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  10 April 2017

  Foreign Policy

  Bangladesh, Chinese military, Indian foreign policy, infrastructure development, PLA, PLA Navy

• China’s 2015 Defence White Paper: Military Strategy Meets Foreign Policy

  Has Beijing reached a stage where it is willing to face crisis and/or conflict instead of preventing these in the first place?

  Jabin T. Jacob

  4 July 2015

  Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Chinese foreign policy, Communist Party of China (CPC), Indian Army, Maritime Silk Road, PLA, PLA Air Force, PLA Navy, South China Sea disputes

• China’s New Foreign Policy Team

  The first annual session of the 12th National People’s Congress in China was notable for, among other things, new appointments to China’s key foreign policy positions. What are the implications for India?

  Jabin T. Jacob

  26 March 2013

  Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  boundary dispute, Chinese foreign policy, Communist Party of China (CPC), Dai Bingguo, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PLA, Sino-Indian relations, Special Representatives, Tibet, Wang Yi, Xi Jinping, Yang Jiechi

• China’s ‘Parliament’: Clear and Present Challenges

  While the Communist Party continues to be the more powerful than the government in China, the symbols of state such as the National People’s Congress are increasingly vocal.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  11 March 2013

  Comparative Politics, Political Parties

  Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC), Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Communist Party of China (CPC), corruption, environment, government restructuring, Li Keqiang, migrant workers, PLA, urban housing, Xi Jinping

• To Intervene or Not to Intervene?

  There is debate within China on whether the country is truly ready to take up a more active political role internationally and whether in the rush to get involved, it might not end up damaging its long-term interests.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  14 March 2012

  Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Chinese foreign policy, defence budget, global economic crisis, intervention, Libya, maritime disputes, PLA, Southeast Asia, Syria

• Xi Jinping – China’s Leader-in-Waiting

  Xi Jinping is unlikely to have a free hand to run China according to his wishes, given that the members of the Politbureau Standing Committee are so selected as to be capable of checking any one leader from achieving unbridled power.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  27 December 2011

  Political Parties

  Communist Party of China (CPC), fifth generation Chinese leaders, PLA, Xi Jinping

• China’s Defence White Papers: A Political Reading

  While studying the military aspects of China’s National Defense White Papers, Indian policymakers and military planners must pay attention to the political elements of this document in order to achieve a fuller more accurate understanding of China’s intentions.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  28 November 2011

  Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Chinese foreign policy, Communist Party of China (CPC), MOOTW, PLA, professionalization, Sino-Indian relations, social stability

• Learning Chinese, Understanding China

  A presentation, I made at the Department of Chinese Language, Foreign Languages Wing, Army Education Corps Training College and Centre in Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh in early July 2011.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  20 September 2011

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

  border trade, boundary dispute, Chinese provinces, Indian foreign policy, infrastructure development, Look East Policy, Northeast India, PLA, Sino-Indian relations, Tibet, Xinjiang