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Troubled Times Ahead for China and Xi Jinping
May 27, 2022 Jayadeva Ranade Article

China is headed for a difficult period. A variety of factors have converged to make this a potentially volatile period. With barely six months to go for the crucial 20th Party Congress, it will be a period of particularly heightened concern for Chine....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , China , economy , Xi Jinping , Putin , CCP , Beijing , NDRC , Shanghai , zero-Covid
The Boiling Baloch Pot: A Continued Saga of Baloch Resistance
May 22, 2022 Tejusvi Shukla Commentary

A suicide bombing that killed three Chinese nationals in the Pakistani city of Karachi on April 26, 2022, has sent shock waves throughout the region. Notably, this incident rests on two p....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Pakistan

Tags : Commentary , Pakistan , CPEC , Balochistan , ISI , Gwadar , Karachi , Baloch Liberation Army , free baloch , Voice Of Missing Baloch , By waahin Baloch
Russia-China: The Unequal Relationship and its Implications
May 19, 2022 Jayadeva Ranade Article

A brief background of world events will help set the context for assessing this relationship. Without delving into why Russia did what it did in Ukraine, over the past few years we have witnessed major powers attempting to consolidate or expand their....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , China , Russia , Putin , CCP , Ukraine , Tsinghua University , CPSU
China is Edging over the US: Upcoming Ramifications
May 13, 2022 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The US politically turning against China has been a defining interruption in China’s great power rise. It has led to a concerted effort to challenge China for its every misdemeanor, by leveraging on group dynamics. The friendly international ambian....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , US , China , BRI , Middle East , Liberalism , western universalism , Phase One trade deal , US-China High Level Talks in Alaska , PISA Data , Reserve Currency
Kishida in Cambodia: Seeking Convergences of interests to counter China
April 01, 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Cambodia as the ASEAN Chair has been attracting attention of some important countries such as the US and Japan, both of which have shown increased willingness to work together with Cambodia in the interest of regional peace and stability. This new ou....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , ASEAN , PLA , ASEAN Centrality , FTA , Fumio Kishida , Hun Sen , Ream Naval Base , Mekong region
Chinese Criticism of China’s Support to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
March 24, 2022 Jayadeva Ranade Article

After the February 4 Summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing and 18 days after Russia invaded Ukraine, China has not wavered in its support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine despite urgings by the U....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Russia , Putin , CCP , Ukraine , 20th Party Congress
Deterring China from the South China Sea
March 21, 2022 Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In the wake of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine and the strong response from the West, the world’s focus has shifted more towards China, how it behaves in the new situation. As global politics are being reset with shifting priorities by cou....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , South China Sea , UNCLOS , PLAN , EEZ , Fumio Kishida , Russo-Ukraine conflict , ASEAN-US Summit , The Hague Court , Vladimir V Putin
Chinese Assessments of the US and Western Sanctions on Russia
March 21, 2022 Jayadeva Ranade Article

After the February 4 summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on the side-lines of the Beijing Winter Olympics, where Putin briefed Xi Jinping -- or certainly gave him at least a fair insight into hi....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Russia

Tags : Article , US , Russia , sanctions , Ukraine
चीनी कोशिशों के बेहद मामूली नतीजे
March 21, 2022 Jayadeva Ranade

बौद्ध धर्म के अनुयायियों की बढ़ती संख्या के बीच चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग ने 14वें दलाई लामा के....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Tibet

Tags : Hindi , दलाई लामा , तिब्बत , शी जिनपिंग , पांचेन लामा , कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी
China’s Efforts to Erase the Dalai Lama’s Influence and Promote Panchen Lama’s Influence are Yielding Minimal Results
March 14, 2022 Jayadeva Ranade Article

Chinese President Xi Jinping has increased efforts in recent months to try and erase the XIVth Dalai Lama’s influence inside Tibet and among the growing number of adherents to Buddhism elsewhere in China. This suggests an apparent urgency to ensure....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , Xi Jinping , Dalai Lama , Panchen Lama , Tibet , Communist Party
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