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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

China’s Deteriorating Economy has Created Instability for Xi Jinping

Jayadeva Ranade

China’s economy is in dire straits. While assessments of China’s economic situation by foreign banks and economists is worrying, the views of some Chinese economists are even more pessimistic. They question the Chinese government’s projected ec

September 13, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, China, economy, Xi Jinping, CCP, zero COVID policy, Qin Gang, Wolf warrior diplomacy

China’s Advent in the Arctic – Rise of Chinarctic?

Pranjal Kunden

Introduction

24th February 2022 marked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while simultaneously marking the possibility of disintegration of the Russian federation.^[1] Thi

August 23, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Belt and Road Initiative, Arctic, Polar Silk Road, Arctic Council, Tianxia, Chinarctic

Former Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s Absence Points to Discord in Senior Echelons of the CCP

Jayadeva Ranade

The decision taken by stern faced members of China’s National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) at an emergency meeting on July 25 to replace Qin Gangas Foreign Minister with his predecessor Wang Yi was very unusual. The NPCSC did not, h

August 14, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, CCP, Wang Yi, Qin Gang, Fu Xiaotian, MPS, NPCSC

China’s Challenge to the US in West Asia

Dr Adil Rasheed

The geopolitical sand dunes in West Asia are known to shift suddenly. However, major regional developments in recent times point to certain fundamental shifts, which may have significant long-term implications. The first among such important chang

July 18, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, West Asia, Article, Israel, US, China, Iran, West Asia, Gulf States, petrodollar

Dissecting Vietnam Prime Minister Chinh’s Visit to China

Prof Rajaram Panda

Rebalancing diplomatic ties among nations in the Indo-Pacific amid strained relations with and between some of them is the new definition of diplomacy now. Each country pursues it foreign policy based on its national interests, be that on economic, p

July 07, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, South China Sea, UNCLOS, COC, EEZ, INS Kirpan, nine-dash line, maritime claims, ONGC, Vietnam’s counterpunch

Assessment of US Secretary of State Blinken’s Two-Day Visit to China

Jayadeva Ranade

The Western media, in sharp contrast to China’s tightly controlled official media, seems to have gushed at the apparent success of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's visit to China on June 18-19. China’s official media, in contrast, afforded

July 04, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, China, Article, China, Xi Jinping, Taiwan, Wang Yi, Blinken, Qin Gang, Core issue

China: “Soft use” of “Hard power”

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

China’s geopolitical aims and global ambitions are not a secret. President Xi sees China the most pre-eminent power in Asia and eventually, the world, consolidating trans-continental routes and waterways, and assured political influence among large

July 03, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, India, Soft Power, PLA, COVID-19, LAC, Galwan, Hard power

Xi Jinping’s Latest Campaign: ‘Theme Education’

Jayadeva Ranade

Within months of securing a third term at the 20th Party Congress last October and successfully packing the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) with loyalists, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee (CC) General Secretary Xi Jinping launched

June 29, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, CCP, Xi Jinping thought, two establishments, core leader, Theme Education