Tag: Sino-Indian relations

• 19th National Congress of the CPC: Xi Jinping Firmly in Charge

  Xi places great stress on the CPC in the vanguard role for China. Taken together with his calls for national ‘rejuvenation’, it would appear there is a turn towards greater authoritarianism and centralisation in China.

• Explaining the India-China Standoff at Doklam: Causes and Implications

  ‘Explaining the India-China Standoff at Doklam: Causes and Implications’, Aakrosh, Vol. 20, No. 77, October 2017, pp. 60-76. Extract: In mid-June 2017, India and China began a long standoff in the Doklam area of Bhutan that came to an end only in late August. The crisis originated when a Chinese road-building party moved into an…

• The Doklam Standoff and After: Whither India-China Relations?

  What explains China’s high-decibel campaign of vilification against India in the wake of the Doklam standoff?

• In the Wake of Doklam: India-China Relations Entering a New Phase

  The basic principle of standing up to China’s bullying behaviour must be clear and unadulterated coming from India. In the long run only this will prevent more such incidents as Doklam.

• India-China Standoff in Bhutan: Explanation and Prognosis

  It should not surprise Indian defence planners if the Chinese test and prod the Indian military by opening up road-building, patrolling and other forms of activity in areas along the disputed boundary that have hitherto remained dormant or not seen any such activity at all.

• Doklam Standoff: Not Forgetting Bhutan

  One of the ways the Doklam incident should be read is as a way of China putting pressure to end the special nature of the India-Bhutan relationship.

• When Religion and Politics Mix: The Dalai Lama and India-China Relations

  There is no real Tibet card for New Delhi to play and India ignores its own Buddhists while supporting the Dalai Lama.

• 1962: A Very Particular View

  Review of Shiv Kunal Verma’s ‘1962: The War That Wasn’t’

• The 8th BRICS Summit: India Hosts, China Gains

  Despite being the host, India did not get a BRICS Declaration that accurately reflected its interests and values.