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The Issue of Dalai Lama’s Incarnation Has Gained a Higher Profile
Jayadeva Ranade

The issue of the Dalai Lama is attracting increased attention in recent months. Conscious of the 14th Dalai Lama’s advancing age, many in the Tibetan community in India and abroad are concerned about whether the succession will be smooth. There is

March 25, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China, Trump, CCP, Dalai Lama, reincarnation, Tibet
Xi Jinping Concerned About Weakening Political Ideology in PLA
Jayadeva Ranade

There are adequate signs that Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior echelons of the Chinese leadership are concerned at the levels of corruption in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and China’s defence industry. They are more worried at the wa

March 05, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, NPC, CMC, CCP, PLA, Xi Jinping thought, anti-corruption campaign, key minority, nationalization of military
China Preparing for Trouble in Tibet
Jayadeva Ranade

Apparently apprehensive about the possibility of sudden untoward developments in Tibet, the Chinese authorities have accelerated measures to ensure stability and consolidate China’s occupation and claims over Aksai Chin, Ladakh etc. China is also a

January 21, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China, Dalai Lama, Tibet, Xinjiang
Rising Tension in Taiwan Strait is Cause for Concern
Jayadeva Ranade

Tension across the Taiwan Strait has risen in past weeks after the leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Lai Ching-te took over as Taiwan's new President. Since then, the Chinese authorities have mounted psychological and military pressure

July 23, 2024 Article, Xi Jinping, Taiwan, CCP, DPP, PLA, KMT, Lai Ching-te, Song Tao
Portents of the Xi-Putin Meeting of May 2024
Jayadeva Ranade

Summits between Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are invariably closely monitored in world capitals, especially since the onset of Russia’s war with Ukraine in 2022 and the two having declared a “no limits friendship”! C

July 16, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, US, China, Russia, Xi Jinping, Putin, Europe, CCP, Taiwan independence
The People’s Liberation Army’s New Information Support Force
Jayadeva Ranade

On April 19, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that a new People's Liberation Army (PLA) Information Support Force had been established. At the same time, he announced establishment of the PLA Aerospace Support Force and PLA Cyberspace Support F

June 12, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, NPC, CMC, PLA, Information Warfare, civil military fusion, Gen Dong Jun, Electronic warfare, Aerospace Support Force, Cyberspace Support Force, Information Support Force, Joint Logistics Support Force, Tibet Military District
Initial Assessment of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Three Nation European Tour
Jayadeva Ranade

Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) member and Director of the CCP CC General Office Cai Qi and Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, arrived in Paris on May 5, on the first

May 28, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China, Xi Jinping, EU, France, Ursula von der Leyen, Macron, Serbia, Hungary, Uyghur protests
Tensions Show in US-China Ties During Blinken’s Visit
Jayadeva Ranade

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's three day (April 24-26) visit to Shanghai and Beijing was an apparent attempt to arrest the slide in relations and simultaneously make clear the US 'red lines'. Since Biden became US President, Blinken is the s

May 06, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, China, Article, China, Taiwan, CCP, Wang Yi, Blinken, Dong Jun, Janet Yellen
China’s 14th National People’s Congress Session Gives New Direction to PLA
Jayadeva Ranade

The plenary sessions of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the top political advisory body, and the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s version of a parliament, which opened in Beijing’s Great Hall of the Pe

April 19, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, NPC, PLA Navy, Xi Jinping, CCP, innovation, Two Sessions, civil military fusion, Intelligent Warfare
Chinese President Xi Jinping Bolsters Position at National People’s Congress
Jayadeva Ranade

The plenary sessions of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the top political advisory body, and the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s version of a parliament, both important events in China’s political cal

July 31, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, PLA Navy, Xi Jinping, Taiwan, CPCC, aircraft carrier, Wang Yi, SOEs, Li Qiang, Third Plenum, civil military fusion, Gen Dong Jun, National Defence budget
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