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Beijing’s New National Security Law: What it means for Hong Kong?
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

A resurgent China seeking a pie in every corner in the world has chosen to pursue a ruthless policy of expanding its global footprint by cajoling, coercion, policy of economic domination (read BRI), infringing on another country’s territorial sover....

July 14, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Donald Trump , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , Senkaku Islands , New national security law , Basic Law , mini-constitution , Antony Dapiran , The Hague , Mike Pompeo , Emmanuel Macron , Abe Shinzo , Carrie Lam , Xiao Jianhua , Lee Bo , Simon Chesterman
Bhutan China Border – Is Sakteng a New Front?
Amb VP Haran Article

An attempt was made by China last month to stop Global Environment Facility [GEF] funding for the Sakteng Wildlife sanctuary in Bhutan. Since it did not press with its objection, it was clearly aimed at sending a strong political message to Bhutan th....

July 14, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article
China’s Strategy to Overcome the Virus Stigma is “Belligerence”
Praveen Menon Article

On June 15 2020, Col. B Santosh Babu probably didn’t expect to walk up to a Chinese observation post at the vertex of the bend in Galwan River. It was strange because the PLA themselves had dismantled the post after the talks few days back. A sense....

July 11, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , Xi Jinping , COVID-19 , Col. Santosh Babu , belligerence , wolf warriors , Gen. Zhao Zongqi
PAEAN TO COLONEL BABU AND HIS MEN | A POEM
Amb Kanwal Sibal Commentary

At those heights where the earth touches the sky The wind blows like a flurry of sharp spears That pierce the flesh without drawing blood When breathing becomes an ordeal And each step an act of determination to feel alive Our soldiers....

July 03, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , PLA , Uighurs , Col Suresh Babu , Tibetans , Stone Age warriors , Forbidden City , Galwan River , Hegemonic ambitions
Managing the LAC: Rules are Handrails, and Not Handcuffs!
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The Dragon is awake, and is vigourously seeking to establish Pax Sinica! Of the two milestones of the 100th anniversaries of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 2021 and 2....

June 27, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Border and Coastal Security , China , Article , PLA , LAC , Ladakh , Galwan , CBMs , Agreement for Maintenance peace & Stability , Pangong Tso , Border Maintenance Posture , ROE
The Future of China-Japan Relations
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The China-Japan Bilateral Relationship has had an enduring impact on international relations. Usually territorial disputes, conflicting political interactions, anticipated military conflicts are all associated with reduced trade flows and states with....

June 25, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Banking , United States , Supply chains , Abe-Xi Summit , Senkaku Islands , Southwestern Wall Defense , Pinghu Oil and Gas Field
Power behind Arrogance: Assessment of China’s Air and Missile Arsenal

Going backwards from recent acts of Chinese belligerence and barbaric conduct in Galwan (sic) totally divorced from all ethos of soldiering, into events of the recent past, a pattern emerges. A pattern of Chinese aggressiveness, arrogance and more; u....

June 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , South China Sea , Chinese Air Power , Chinese Missile Power , Air and missile threat from China , Line of Actual Control
GAMES WITH CHINESE NAMES | A POEM
Amb Kanwal Sibal Commentary

To understand China’s conduct You have to from their names deduct The kind of persons they could be, It’s like solving a mystery. In social context these days one sees You use first names with so much ease, You could call Dev De....

June 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Politburo , Wang Yang , Zhao Leji , Wang Huning , Song Ping , Han Zheng , Yu Zhengsheng , Li Zhanshu , Hu Qili , Qiao Shi , Chen Boda , Li Lanqing , Wang Qishan , Wu Bangguo , Yao Yilin , Lui Yunshan , Zhang Gaoli , Li Changchun , Li Fuchun , Wang Hongwen
Sino Indian Faceoff: An Inflection Point in Relations
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

The ongoing Sino-Indian faceoff at several points in Ladakh as well as at Naku La in Sikkim have brought the relationship to an inflexion point. While examining the extraordinary gravity of this face off -- a product of Chinese duplicity and aggressi....

June 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , India , China , LAC , Ladakh , Galwan valley , Fingers area , UN Human Rights Council
A Brief Assessment of China’s 3rd Session of the 13th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference - May 2020
Jayadeva Ranade Article

  1. As usual China’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), held its annual plenary session in Beijing along with the National People’s Congress (NPC). The plenum was delayed this year a....

    June 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Politburo , CCP , PLA , Li Keqiang , COVID-19 , CPCC , PAP , Deputies , critics of Xi , Hong Kong Deputies , National security Law , TAR , Xinjiang
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