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40th Anniversary of ‘Reform & Opening Up’: Xi’s Plain-Speak
January 8 , 2019 Pinaki Bhattacharya
Commentary Views: 4963
Cassandras have failed every time they sought to predict end of the Chinese dream-run. They have sought to focus on the nation’s high internal indebtedness; they have talked about how the export-led eco...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China economy , Xi Jinping’s speech

Challenges and Opportunities ahead for Parties in 2019
January 6 , 2019 Rajesh Singh
Commentary Views: 2009
Somebody is going to win and someone will lose in the 2019 general election, but both the winners and the losers will have to face challenges thereafter — not just at the personal level but ones that co...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : 2019 General election , Political challenges 2019

Forecast on Developments in the South China Sea in 2019
January 5 , 2019 Amb Yogendra Kumar
Commentary Views: 3165
Looking into 2019, the South China Sea is like a lit fuse which can lead to conflagration without warning. The rhetoric between China and the US is becoming so incandescent that avoidance of a violent n...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Indo-Pacific confrontation , South China Sea

Geo-strategic Outlook for the Indo-Pacific in 2019
January 5 , 2019 Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 3772
The primary geopolitical challenges in 2019 in the Indo-Pacific will arise due to the changing relations between the USA and China. India, Japan, Australia, Islamic republic of Iran, Saudi Arabia and th...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Geopolitics in 2019 , Prognosis of Indo-Pacific

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