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Xi Jinping and CCP Leadership Wary of Colour Revolution before 20th Party Congress
June 11, 2021 Jayadeva Ranade Article

Anxiety in the leadership echelons of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of the possibility of a "colour revolution" in China has transparently risen in the past month or so. While Chinese cadres, including Xi Jinping, have harboured such apprehension....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , PLA , 20th Congress , Colour Revolution , Ministry of Public Security
Comments on the IISS paper of May 2021 titled: “Nuclear Deterrence and Stability in South Asia: Perceptions and Realities”1
June 02, 2021 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

The recent IISS paper titled “Nuclear Deterrence and Stability in South Asia: Perceptions and Realities” is something of a letdown. Though it contains some nuggets of value such as the assessment that, given the China factor, the conventional arm....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Pakistan

Tags : Article , India , Pakistan , China , UK , nuclear deterrence
Surely not a Faux Pas-China warns Bangladesh against Joining the QUAD
June 01, 2021 Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

It is out in the open and it took a Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh to say it straight. China does not want Bangladesh to join the QUAD. On 10 May 2021, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming said Beijing-Dhaka ties would be “substantially dam....

Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , China

Tags : Commentary , QUAD , Foreign Minister , Covid , South Asian region , Chinese ambassador
Dragon’s Space Arsenal: Dominating the Strategic High Ground
May 31, 2021 Pushpinder Bath Article

Abstract (China has made spectacular progress in the domain of space, with particular reference to the utilisation of space for enhancing its military capabilities. China’s space developments are an integral component of its military....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , BeiDou , Dong Fang Hong , Long March , Tiangong , Kuaizhou , Yuanwang , Yaogan , Gaofen , Jilin , Shijian , Ludikancha Weixing , Tongxin Jishu Shiyan , Fenghuo , Shentong , Tianlian and Hongyan.
Covid-19: The villain, bats or bat lady
May 27, 2021 S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

Even now, what the world knows about the mysterious virus 18 months after it broke out in Wuhan city in China, is that it is mysterious. Though officially called Covid-19 after its name was changed many times within three months of its detection, its....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Commentary , US , China , Global Security , Wuhan virus , WHO , COVID-19 , SARS , Wuhan Institute of Virology
One Year of Chinese Aggression: Case of Unintended Consequences
May 27, 2021 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The consequences or outcomes of any deliberate aggression can never be foreseen in exactitude, many will be unintended and many a time unanticipated and with unexpected drawbacks. Indeed, many outcomes will have unexpected benefits, that can f....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , PLA , LAC , Galwan , buffer zones , military talks
Signs of Disquiet in Chinese Communist Party as 20th Congress Draws Near
May 19, 2021 Jayadeva Ranade Article

Amid efforts by Chinese President Xi Jinping to marshal resources to imprint his image on people's minds as one among those in the pantheon of China's Greats, there are signs of possible disquiet in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The 20th C....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , PLA , Hongkong , Deng Xiaopeng , People's Daily , Party history , Tiananmen , Tibetan issues , Wen Jiabao
तिब्बत बड़े बदलावों की ओर अग्रसर
May 04, 2021 Jayadeva Ranade Article

पीपुल्स डेली ने 25 मार्च 2021 को चे डलहा के 3975 शब्दों का एक विशालकाय लेख प्रकाशित किया था। चे तिब्बत स....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Tibet

Tags : Hindi , Article , एनपीसी। सीपीपी। दलाई लामा। तिब्बती। मंदारिन। हान। पुतगहुआ। सिनिसाइजेशन। सिचुआन-तिब्बत रेलवे।
China’s Communist Party Revises its History yet again in time for use by Xi Jinping
April 29, 2021 Jayadeva Ranade Article

History and the power of the narrative have always been important to authoritarian regimes. Communist regimes have elevated their importance by using them to indoctrinate entire generations with sanitised versions of events authorised by those in pow....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , Cultural Revolution , Deng Xiaoping , Mao Zedong , Great Leap Forward , Tiananmen Square
Domestic and International Implications of China’s Digital Yuan
April 22, 2021 Raj Gupta Article

Abstract/Summary The concept of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) seems to have gained traction over the past few years and is well past the stage of conception. With around 86% of the world's central banks engaged in CBDC related wo....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , US , China , Cryptocurrencies , surveillance , US Dollar , Ant Group IPO , authoritarianism , blockchain technology , BRI nations , digital Yuan , PBOC , SWIFT , Winter Olympics
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