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Coronavirus and the Delayed “Two Sessions” of China
Dr Teshu Singh Article

Every year, the two biggest annual meetings of China takes place in March for two weeks, together they are called the “Two Sessions” or Lianghui. The two sessions include the plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chin....

June 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , NPC , Xi Jinping , PLA , CPPCC , Coronavirus , Li Keqiang , COVID-19 , Hong Kong , Two Sessions , New Security Bill , US-China
China’s Incursions, Covid and Military Coercion
Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia, PVSM, AVSM, SM (Retd) Article

The Incursions
The Galwan valley intrusion by China since early May is indicative of China’s strategic signaling to India, and cannot be seen as just one of the near 350 transgressions that occur every year. Reportedly, the PLA has buil....

May 27, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , PLA , BRI , COVID-19 , LAC , Ladakh , Intrusions , transgressions , military coercion , Galwan valley , border infrastructure
Implications of the Ongoing Tension with China along the LAC
Jayadeva Ranade Commentary

China has accused India of crossing and violating the LAC. On 5 May the Chinese media reports said: On the May 18th, a reporter from the Global Times (in Chinese) learned from sources that the Chinese border guards have strengthened control over t....

May 26, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , CPEC , PLA , Sikkim , LAC , Ladakh , BMP , Tibet , Military District
Wuhan Corona Outbreak: Penumbra and Umbra Effects
Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.) Article

The Corona virus that originated in December 2019 at Wuhan continues to grab headlines world over. As on 10 Feb 2020, a total of 40625 cases of infections and 910 deaths were recorded. On 18 Feb 2020, the tally reads 73336 infection cases and 1874 d....

February 24, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Taiwan , PLA , BRI , Wuhan virus , epidemic , spin offs , trade war , virus effects
China in Cyberspace
Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.) Article

A number of major developments in warfare and military technology occurred in the latter half of 20th century. These paradigm shifts are seen in veering away from waging conventional wars to unconventional wars; from nuclear wars to non-proliferation....

February 10, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , PLA , Information Warfare , Electro Magnetic Spectrum , Cyber warfare , cyber doctrine , informationization , cyber espionage , Strategic Support Force , C4ISR Attachments area
China’s Great Leap Forward-II, by Lt Gen Gautam Bannerjee, PVSM, AVSM, YSM (Retired), Lancer Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, India, 152 pages, INR 595/-, 2019
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

The Great Leap Forward was a campaign run in the People’s Republic of China from 1958 to 1962. Chairman Mao Zedong led the campaign and the aim was to transform an agricultural economy to a socialist society through rapid industrialisation and coll....

May 31, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , OBOR , CPEC , PLA , Book Reviews , China’s Great Leap Forward , Republic of China , CMEC , BCIM
Round Table on ‘Wuhan Informal Summit: Implications for India’

A Round Table Discussion on the Modi-Xi Jinping Informal Summit at Wuhan and its implications was organised at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF). Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, chaired the discussion. The Round Table was attended by Vi....

August 08, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , OBOR , PLA , BCIM , Wuhan Informal Summit , Chinese Motivations , Free Trade Agreement
What is Happening in Tibet

... Tibetans are imprisoned for expressing their opinions or beliefs ... monasteries are under police surveillance ... the Chinese Communist Party – not Tibetan Buddhists – has the authority to identify and appoint reincarnated Tibetan Lamas, ....

April 20, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Tibet , China , Chinese Communist Party , PLA , Dalai Lama , Tibet , Tibetan Lamas , Tibetan Buddhists
Interaction on ‘Recent Defence Related Developments in China: Implications’

Amb Ashok K Kantha, India’s former Ambassador to China and Distinguished Fellow, VIF, spearheaded an internal discussion on President Xi Jinping’s era of military reforms and China’s concomitant strategies. In his presentation, the former Ambas....

May 29, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , India-China Border , PLA , People’s Liberation Army , Developments in China
China’s Great War Machine in the Sino-Indian Context by Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee

Hardcover: 182 pages Publisher: Wisdom Tree (10 December 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 8183284795 ISBN-13: 978-8183284790 Online Availab....

December 10, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , China , War , PLA , Book Published , China’s economic progress , 1962 , People’s Liberation Army , Modern military , Strategic affair
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