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China’s powerful security apparatus has become even more important for Xi Jinping as he makes a bid for a third term at China’s helm at the upcoming 20th Party Congress in 2022. The unease and dissatisfaction simmering just below the surface make....

December 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , CCP , Chen Wenqing , Chen Yixin , Lin Rui , MoSS , Minister of Public Security

Emergence of China as a Military Space Power and Ramifications for India’s Security

Pushpinder Bath

China’s space programme can be described as a mystery within a maze. The visible elements of the programme include space launch vehicles, launch sites and satellite systems. However, various components of its organisational structure and architectu....

December 08, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , China , China Military Space Power , India Security , China Space Programme , Dragon Space Arsenal , Strategy for India

How has the Growing Rift in Oceania enabled China’s Rise in the Region?

Amit Kumar

This paper seeks to investigate the factors that allowed China to emerge as a major player in the Oceania. The paper argues that the traditional powers in the region, the ANZUS, have viewed the region predominantly through the geostrategic lens and i....

November 24, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , China , China , ANZUS , Oceania , Pacific Island Countries , Micronesia , Melanesia , Polynesia , Island chain strategy , Climate Inaction , Intra-Alliance Competition , Inadequate Aid Support , Pacific Island Forum

Purges in Security Apparatus Indicate Xi Jinping Faces Resistance

Jayadeva Ranade Article

The months till the 20th Party Congress scheduled for late next year are fraught with risk for China and its neighbours. It is a particularly crucial year for Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is trying to secure a third term, unprecedented since Mao....

November 24, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , CCP , PLA , Party Congress , CDIC , Fu Zhenghua , Zhao Kezhi

China’s Expanding Twitter Diplomacy

Kota Mallikarjuna Gupta Article

Twitter has emerged as a powerful social media tool/platform in the 21st century's modern diplomacy. Chinese diplomatic offices and their personnel have increased their presence on Twitter to promote their narrative and propaganda with a global audie....

November 22, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , QUAD , Social Media , Diplomacy

Lack of Political Will at COP26 led to a Weak Outcome

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

How should one assess the outcome of the much-hyped COP26? Even a cursory reading of the outcome document^[1] adopted by COP26 shows how weak the result has been. The COP br....

November 19, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , India , US , China , Coal , COP26 , Net zero , CO2 , CBDR , phasedown

Glasgow Summit and the Way Forward for India

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Glasgow Conference outcome has been described by different stakeholders as disappointing. But their reasons differ. For climate enthusiasts, the agreement did not go far enough. For developing countries, this meant accepting more stringent emission s....

November 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Climate Change , Article , India , China , Nuclear energy , Net zero , renewables , GHG , Paris conference , phase-down

Xi Jinping’s New Slogan of Common Prosperity is Worrying People

Jayadeva Ranade Article

‘Common Prosperity’ has become the new buzzword in the People's Republic of China since August 2021. The term provokes varying emotions ranging from fear and apprehension to a sense that the government is finally addressing the rising Gini coeffi....

November 09, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , Cultural Revolution , common prosperity

"नए युग" में चीन का गहन रूपांतरण

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

चीनी विदेश मंत्रालय के प्रवक्ता ने 22 सितंबर 2021 को एक हैरतअंगेज वक्तव्य दिया, जिसके मुताबिक "...गलव�....

November 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , एलएसी , पीएलए , क्वाड , नया युग , सीसीप , पार्टी कांग्रेस

चीन की कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी ने शताब्दी समारोह मना लिया, अब आगे क्या होगा?

Jayadeva Ranade

चीनी कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (सीसीपी) के शताब्दी समारोह से संबंधित समाचारों एवं विश्लेषणों को चीनी म....

October 29, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , अमेरिका , शी जिनपिंग , पीएलए , कोविड , सीसीपी , बीआरआइ , शताब्दी लक्ष्य