Articles

How China's Past Actively Shapes its Foreign Policy

China’s perceived image of its past actively shapes its policy in the present. For a China determined to restore its past glory, it is significant to utilize narratives from history to effectively shape and justify a fervent and yet aggressive fore....

August 09, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , Hong Kong , Mao , Rejuvenation

Kashi Ram Sharma, ‘The Third Birth of Confucius: Reconstructing the Ancient Chinese Philosophy in the Post-Mao China’. New Delhi, Manohar, 2022. 385pp. Rs. 1,995.00

Prof K Warikoo

Kashi Ram Sharma, ‘The Third Birth of Confucius: Reconstructing the Ancient Chinese Philosophy in the Post-Mao China’. New Delhi, Manohar, 2022. 385pp. Rs. 1,995.00Confucius has made a remarkable comeback in China. As the author emphasizes, “C....

July 25, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , China , Buddhism , Book Reviews , Mao , Chinese civilization

The ‘Party’ that Controls the Gun!

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

In analysing the aggression shown by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Eastern Ladakh since May 2020, and the intransigence apparent in the consequent negotiations to return to status quo, it is imperative follow the hierarchy dictating the sam....

July 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , CPC , PLA , Ladakh , Mao , Western Theatre Command , political commissar , 2019 White Paper China National Defense , C4ISR