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Surely not a Faux Pas-China warns Bangladesh against Joining the QUAD
Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

It is out in the open and it took a Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh to say it straight. China does not want Bangladesh to join the QUAD. On 10 May 2021, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming said Beijing-Dhaka ties would be “substantially dam....

June 01, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , China , Commentary , QUAD , Foreign Minister , Covid , South Asian region , Chinese ambassador
Dragon’s Space Arsenal: Dominating the Strategic High Ground
Pushpinder Bath Article

Abstract
(China has made spectacular progress in the domain of space, with particular reference to the utilisation of space for enhancing its military capabilities. China’s space developments are an integral component of its military....

May 31, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , BeiDou , Dong Fang Hong , Long March , Tiangong , Kuaizhou , Yuanwang , Yaogan , Gaofen , Jilin , Shijian , Ludikancha Weixing , Tongxin Jishu Shiyan , Fenghuo , Shentong , Tianlian and Hongyan.
Covid-19: The villain, bats or bat lady
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

Even now, what the world knows about the mysterious virus 18 months after it broke out in Wuhan city in China, is that it is mysterious. Though officially called Covid-19 after its name was changed many times within three months of its detection, its....

May 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , US , China , Global Security , Wuhan virus , WHO , COVID-19 , SARS , Wuhan Institute of Virology
One Year of Chinese Aggression: Case of Unintended Consequences
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The consequences or outcomes of any deliberate aggression can never be foreseen in exactitude, many will be unintended and many a time unanticipated and with unexpected drawbacks. Indeed, many outcomes will have unexpected benefits, that can f....

May 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , PLA , LAC , Galwan , buffer zones , military talks
China and South Asian Neighborhood
Prof Veena Sikri

In an effort to build stronger linkages with South Asian countries China has emerged as a major supplier of economic resources that is infrastructure projects investments as well as military hardware and technology. This is understood in terms of Chi....

May 20, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , China , China interventions , South Asian region , Podcast , Diplomatic intrusions , Border engagements , India's role , Neighbourhood first policy
Signs of Disquiet in Chinese Communist Party as 20th Congress Draws Near
Jayadeva Ranade Article

Amid efforts by Chinese President Xi Jinping to marshal resources to imprint his image on people's minds as one among those in the pantheon of China's Greats, there are signs of possible disquiet in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The 20th C....

May 19, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , PLA , Hongkong , Deng Xiaopeng , People's Daily , Party history , Tiananmen , Tibetan issues , Wen Jiabao
China-Central Asia Relations
Amb Ashok Sajjanhar

Since the Soviet disintegration, Chinese activities in Central Asia grew leaps and bounds. China has penetrated deep into economic and strategic spheres of these countries with its ambitious Belt and Road projects. However, with the increasing Chines....

May 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , China , China , Russia , Central Asia , BRI , Debt Trap , Oil and Gas , Military Exercises , Sinophobia , Podcast , Railways and roads
China’s Cyber-Influence Operations
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… With its growing assertiveness in the international arena, China uses new technologies to achieve its foreign policy goals and project an image of responsible global power … spending billions on influence operations across the world ... fits i....

May 15, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , China , Cyber Security , PLA , Social Media , Intelligence agencies , China Cyber-Influence , Cyber Influence Operations , Non-Intelligence Sources , Digital Media , China’s influence campaign
तिब्बत बड़े बदलावों की ओर अग्रसर
Jayadeva Ranade Article

पीपुल्स डेली ने 25 मार्च 2021 को चे डलहा के 3975 शब्दों का एक विशालकाय लेख प्रकाशित किया था। चे तिब्बत स....

May 04, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Tibet , Article , एनपीसी। सीपीपी। दलाई लामा। तिब्बती। मंदारिन। हान। पुतगहुआ। सिनिसाइजेशन। सिचुआन-तिब्बत रेलवे।
China’s Communist Party Revises its History yet again in time for use by Xi Jinping
Jayadeva Ranade Article

History and the power of the narrative have always been important to authoritarian regimes. Communist regimes have elevated their importance by using them to indoctrinate entire generations with sanitised versions of events authorised by those in pow....

April 29, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , Cultural Revolution , Deng Xiaoping , Mao Zedong , Great Leap Forward , Tiananmen Square
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