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Fortifying State Secrets: China's Authoritarian Revamp of the State Secrets Law
Ankit K

China's State Secrets Law, a cornerstone in the nation's authoritarian stranglehold on information, is undergoing a radical overhaul with the recent submission of a draft amendment. To fully grasp the implications of this legislative overhaul, it is

December 22, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Commentary, China, Xi Jinping, CCP, Chinese politics, Chinese State, PLA and Politics
Tibet: The Fulcrum of China’s Strategic Policy in the Himalayas
Jayadeva Ranade

China is positioning Tibet as the fulcrum for its strategic policy in the sensitive Himalayan region thus directly and adversely impacting India. Beijing appears to have assessed that it has sufficiently calmed the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) to fe

December 05, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, China, Tibet, Article, Nepal, PLA, LAC, Tibet, TAR, Wang Yi, Wakhan Corridor, Nyingchi, Golmud airport, mega dam
China’s Central Finance and Economic Affairs Work Conference Reveals Emphasis on Security and Development
Jayadeva Ranade

China’s long awaited Central Financial Work Conference was held in Beijing on October 30-31, 2023, and was the first held since the establishment of the Central Financial Commission and the Central Financial Working Committee. With the decline in C

November 24, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China, economy, CCP, Li Qiang, CFWC, Infrastructure projects
Turbulence in South China Sea: Need to Enforce UNCLOS
Rup Narayan Das

The expansive South China Sea, covering an area of more than 3.5 million square kilometres consisting of atolls, reefs is arguably the most contested waters of Asia. The reserve of hydro carbons and its strategic location in the vicinity of shipping

November 03, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, India, China, ASEAN, Code of Conduct, Nine Dash Line, PCA
Questionable Stance of Cambodia’s Policy on China as Manet attends 3rd BRI Forum Meeting in Beijing
Prof Rajaram Panda

Cambodia’s cosiness with China is a matter of worry for the ASEAN grouping. Cambodia pursued a pro-China policy during the outgoing rule of Hun Sen, one of the world’s longest-serving Prime Ministers and who announced his relinquishment of the to

October 25, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, ASEAN, Maritime Security, ASEAN Centrality, BRI, Digital economy, Malacca Strait, Ream Naval Base, naval drill idea, CRCC
Malaise in China’s Political System
Prof Rajaram Panda

Not everything seems to be going well in Xi Jinping’s government in China. There have been reports, though unsubstantiated under an authoritarian system, about the intense economic inequality in the society. Information control by the system has pr

October 17, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, ADIZ, Qin Gang, Li Shangfu, Flawed political system, Lack of transparency, Security forum dialogue, Su-35 combat Aircraft, Taiwan factor, high-level military communications
Unusual Developments in China
Jayadeva Ranade

The interest of governments and observers of China have got heightened with some unusual developments taking place in China particularly since the past few months. These have included the "removal" of high Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, pur

October 12, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, CCP, PLA, PLARF, Li Qiang, Li Shangfu, Chinal
Chinese Initiatives for Global Governance: Re-Defining the Global Order?
Commodore Gopal Suri

China’s emergence on the global stage has been accompanied by a clear pronouncement of its ambitions to be a global player with Xi Jinping emphasising the “global significance of the Chinese dream”

October 11, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China, Xi Jinping, Global Security, BRI, Global Development Initiative, Global Civilizational Initiative
China: Sifting through Contradictions and Paradoxes
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

There has been a dominant narrative that China is peaking, has fallen off the miracle path, has an ageing population, burdened by high debt and a meddling government, all turning China into a fading power.September 26, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Chinese economy, China’s internal politics, PRC’s great power ambitions, CCP’s expansionism, weaponization of economy and trade, the China threat to neighbourhood

A Waning Conventional Deterrence- A National Security Portent
Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The last decade has been awash with incidents of Chinese belligerence on India’s borders, in the North and North East. The long period of supposed peace and tranquility has actually worked to the strategic advantage of China as it enabled a widespr

September 22, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China, PLAAF, IAF, LAC, Tibet, PLAN, deterrence, multi domain
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