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Dissecting Vietnam Prime Minister Chinh’s Visit to China
July 07, 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Rebalancing diplomatic ties among nations in the Indo-Pacific amid strained relations with and between some of them is the new definition of diplomacy now. Each country pursues it foreign policy based on its national interests, be that on economic, p....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , South China Sea , UNCLOS , COC , EEZ , INS Kirpan , nine-dash line , maritime claims , ONGC , Vietnam’s counterpunch
Assessment of US Secretary of State Blinken’s Two-Day Visit to China
July 04, 2023 Jayadeva Ranade Article

The Western media, in sharp contrast to China’s tightly controlled official media, seems to have gushed at the apparent success of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's visit to China on June 18-19. China’s official media, in contrast, afforded....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China

Tags : Article , China , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , Wang Yi , Blinken , Qin Gang , Core issue
China: “Soft use” of “Hard power”
July 03, 2023 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

China’s geopolitical aims and global ambitions are not a secret. President Xi sees China the most pre-eminent power in Asia and eventually, the world, consolidating trans-continental routes and waterways, and assured political influence among large....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , India , Soft Power , PLA , COVID-19 , LAC , Galwan , Hard power
Xi Jinping’s Latest Campaign: ‘Theme Education’
June 29, 2023 Jayadeva Ranade Article

Within months of securing a third term at the 20th Party Congress last October and successfully packing the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) with loyalists, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee (CC) General Secretary Xi Jinping launched....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , CCP , Xi Jinping thought , two establishments , core leader , Theme Education
Decoding the Institutionalization of China’s Political Relations with Central Asia
June 22, 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

China’s relations with Central Asia have primarily been shaped by evolving economic, political, and security objectives. Because of its geographic proximity, abundant natural resources, and advantageous position as a gateway to Europe and the Middl....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , China

Tags : Article , India , US , Russia , Tajikistan , Ukrainian crisis , C+C5 , Xian , Transport Corridors , CKU
Indications of Elevated Military Preparations in Tibet
June 21, 2023 Jayadeva Ranade Article

Monitoring developments in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) has become even more important after India's 4057-kms Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China became active along its entire length since at least May 2020, when the clash at Galwan Valley ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Tibet

Tags : Article , China , PLA , LAC , Tibet , Galwan valley , TAR , Arunachal Pradesh , Metok Hydropower
Chinese Foreign Minister Highlights Main Features of China’s Foreign Policy
June 06, 2023 Jayadeva Ranade Article

The latest (May 16) issue of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s leading theoretical fortnightly magazine ‘Qiu Shi’ (Seeking Truth) included a lengthy article by Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang. In it Qin Gang quite expli....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China

Tags : Article , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , Global Development Initiative , Qin Gang , Global Security Initiative
India and China: Complexities of a Competitive Relationship
May 10, 2023 Col Gurinder Pal Singh Article

Abstract The complexities between India and China is a multifaceted dynamic, involving both competition and rivalry in their relationship. Both countries strive to promote their national interests and establish themselves as prominent act....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Sino-Indian relations , China’s India policy , PRC’s domineering phobia , consequences of Sino-India conflict
Rising Tensions in Taiwan Strait
April 13, 2023 Jayadeva Ranade Article

As January 2024 -- the date for Taiwan's national elections -- draws closer, it is certain that China will be a factor in the elections. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's stop-overs in New York and Los Angeles and meeting with US House Majority Leader ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , DPP , Beijing , PLAAF , Tsai Ing-wen , US Navy , Taiwan Strait , PLAN , KMT , Gen He Weidong
Risks of Exaggeration: What to Make of Russia’s Relations with China after the Xi Visit
April 06, 2023 Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Moscow, 20-23March, his first abroad in his third term as China’s President, evoked considerable interest. Two joint statements and a dozen bilateral cooperation documents were signed. Xi’s personal equation wit....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Russia

Tags : Article , India , US , China , Russia , Putin , Ukraine , Xi visit
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