Tag: Sino-Indian relations

• Modi-Xi ‘Informal Summit’: Misplaced Hopes

  China has many ways of affecting Indian politics. Indeed, an India-China ‘reset’, as envisaged by the Narendra Modi government and represented by the “informal summit” between Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, has the very strong domestic context of several major state-level elections later this year and the…

  Jabin T. Jacob

  28 April 2018

  Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  ‘informal summit’, boundary dispute, Chinese investments, Deng Xiaoping, economic relations, Narendra Modi, one belt, one road’ (OBOR) / ‘belt and road’ initiative (BRI), protectionism, Rajiv Gandhi, Sino-Indian relations, trade deficit, Xi Jinping

• Xi for Life: Implications for India and South Asia

  What does the removal of term limits for the Xi Jinping presidency in China mean for the developing world and, in particular, for South Asia? Inspiration One possible effect could be a demonstration effect. China’s decades-long rapid economic growth has long been a source of envy and inspiration for many countries in the developing world.…

  Jabin T. Jacob

  15 March 2018

  Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, Political Parties

  Afghanistan, boundary dispute, Communist Party of China (CPC), democracy, Maldives, PRC Constitution, Sino-Indian relations, South Asia, term limits, Xi Jinping

• The Many Ironies of India-China Economic Relations

  Pickpockets are not uncommon in crowded places in India. Victims are generally realists and tend to resign themselves to their misfortune quickly often not even bothering to go to the police. Not so, however, actor-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari, head of the Delhi unit of India’s ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party. When he lost his iPhone…

  Jabin T. Jacob

  30 November 2017

  Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy

  information technology, mobile telephones, non-tariff barriers, pharmaceuticals, public health, Sino-Indian relations, state-owned enterprises (SOEs), trade

• 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.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  27 October 2017

  Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, Political Parties

  19th Party Congress, anti-corruption campaign, Chinese foreign policy, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Communist Party of China (CPC), Deng Xiaoping, Hu Jintao, Jiang Zemin, Mao Zedong., Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC), Sino-Indian relations, Xi Jinping

• 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…

  Jabin T. Jacob

  13 October 2017

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  boundary dispute, Chinese foreign policy, Communist Party of China (CPC), democracy, Doklam, Indian foreign policy, international law, Sino-Indian relations, soft power

• 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?

  Jabin T. Jacob

  9 September 2017

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  boundary dispute, Chinese foreign policy, Communist Party of China (CPC), democracy, Doklam, Indian foreign policy, Sino-Indian relations, soft power

• 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.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  6 August 2017

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  1962 Sino-Indian conflict, Bhutan, boundary dispute, Chinese foreign policy, Communist Party of China (CPC), democracy, Doklam, Sikkim, Sino-Indian relations

• 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.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  29 July 2017

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Bhutan, boundary dispute, Chinese foreign policy, Communist Party of China (CPC), democracy, Doklam, Sikkim, Sino-Indian relations, soft power

• 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.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  8 July 2017

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Bhutan, boundary dispute, Chinese foreign policy, Indian foreign policy, Sino-Bhutanese relations, Sino-Indian relations, South Asia