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Is Taming the Dragon Possible in Central Asia?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Background
Due to its proximity to China’s western region and abundant natural resources, the Central Asian region is crucial from a geopolitical perspective. With the demise of the Soviet Union, China established a significant political ....

February 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Russia , SCO , Protests , Kazakhstan , Corruption , BRI , illegal immigrants , Debt Trap , Leasing Land , Ukraine Conflict , Anti-China Protests , Cultural Invasion
नेपाल की वाम सरकार पर चीन का दबाव
Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

चीनी दबाव
नेपाल में हाल ही में वाम गठबंधन की सरकार के बनते ही पड़ोसी मुल्क चीन ने नेपाल में अप....

January 18, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , China , Nepal , South Asia , BRI , Neighbourhood , Prachanda , Trans-Himalayan Connectivity
Xi Jinping’s Growing Bonhomie with Saudi Arabia: Implications
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

There is a geopolitical reset centring in the Middle East where the US influence seems to have waned while China’s clout shows sign of growing. This assertion is backed by the development when the Chinese President Xi Jinping after securing an unpr....

December 27, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , BRI , MBS , international politics and diplomacy , Khashoggi , oil diplomacy , repositioning global order
Global Development Initiative and Global Security Initiative: China’s New Approach to Global Governance
Amb Ashok K Kantha, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Post-the Belt and Road Initiative, which was a flagship Chinese program launched by President Xi Jinping that amalgamated Chinese geoeconomic and geostrategic initiatives, we have seen two new initiatives being announced in the last two years. In thi....

November 03, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , India , BRI , Podcast , Taiwan Straits , GDI , GSI , Ukrain Conflict
Sinostan: China's Growing Influence in Central Asia
Raffaello Pantucci

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, China had greater ambitions to establish cordial relations with newly independent CARs, which had not previously been the case due to Sino-Soviet animosity. In addition, the geopolitical vacuum left by the ....

September 07, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , China , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , BRI , Xinjiang , Uyghurs , Sinophobia , Podcast
China: Daily Scan, September 5, 2022

China's top legislature adopts revised agricultural products law: Xinhuanet
September 2, 2022
Chinese lawmakers on Friday voted to adopt a revised Law on Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products at the 36th session of the Sta....

September 05, 2022 India , Pakistan , Nepal , UAV , BRI , COVID-19 , Shenzhen , China Daily Digest , Henan
China: Daily Scan, August 26, 2022

Chinese premier stresses importance of agricultural science, technology: Xinhuanet
August 25, 2022
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday stressed the importance of agricultural science and technology, calling for efforts to pro....

August 26, 2022 India , Australia , Taiwan , Beijing , BRI , U.S. , Venezuela , China Daily Digest , Uyghurs , Britain
China: Daily Scan, August 10, 2022

China intensifies crackdown on cryptocurrency hype, speculation: Xinhuanet
August 9, 2022
China's internet watchdog on Tuesday said it had intensified a crackdown on illegal online information that may lead to speculation and fr....

August 10, 2022 India , Taiwan , BRI , Tibet , China Daily Digest , Lhasa , Chongqing , ROK
Third C+C5 Meeting: Reinforcing Chinese Influence in Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
The third meeting of the Foreign Ministers (FMs) of China and five Central Asian countries within the framework of China+ C5 took place in Nur Sultan on June 8, 2022. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi along w....

June 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , US , China , Central Asia , Afghanistan , BRI , energy , Transportation , Gas pipeline , Uyghurs , Wang Yi , C+C5 , Ukraine Crisis
China: Daily Scan, June 15, 2022

China to boost IP pledge financing to support enterprises: Xinhuanet
June 14, 2022
China will strengthen the use of intellectual property (IP) as a financing tool to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) af....

June 15, 2022 BRI , COVID-19 , Huawei , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , Biden , CPTPP , DEPA , Henan
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