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Sino-Indian Boundary Dispute and Indo-Centric Reflections on China's Military Capabilities, thoughts and Options in the Near Future
Major General V. K. Shrivastava, VSM (Retd)

Preface India and China share many similarities. They both rejoice in, and relate to, the inheritances of their continuing civilizations. Both are nuclear power states with ever increasing military capabilities. Alongside the benefits of their risin....

December 20, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Monograph , LAC , Sino India Border , Indo-Centric Reflections , China's Military , CHINA'S STRATEGIC INTERESTS
China’s Great War Machine in the Sino-Indian Context by Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF

Hardcover: 182 pages Publisher: Wisdom Tree (10 December 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 8183284795 ISBN-13: 978-8183284790 Online Availab....

December 10, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , China , War , PLA , Book Published , China’s economic progress , 1962 , People’s Liberation Army , Modern military , Strategic affair
China’s Stance towards Pakistan Occupied Kashmir: Recent Developments
Dr Teshu Singh

Background Given its geo-strategic location, China has been keenly interested in the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) for long. The Chinese plan, to use Pakistan card against India dates back to the 1950’s when Zhou En Lai suggested....

November 28, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , India , China , Kashmir , POK , OBOR , CPEC , Gwadar , Karakoram Highway , NDRC , National Development Reform Commission , Zarb-e-Azb , XUAR in China
Interaction with Delegation from Guangdong Institute for International Strategies

A four member delegation led by Prof. Sui Guangjun, Vice President of Guangdong Institute for International Strategies and Party Secretary of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies interacted with the VIF faculty led by Amb. Satish Chandra on 25 ....

November 25, 2016 China , Interaction , CPEC , BRI , Guangdong Institute , International Strategies , India-China bilateral cooperation
China’s Geography: A Boon or Bane?
Ashish Sirsikar

Strategic thinkers have maintained that geography play a key role in determining a nation's aspirations, goals and behaviour. Taking cue, the author in this paper has delved on China's geography and the courses that this factor might play in China's....

November 10, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Taiwan , China's geography , Island Chains , Eastern Region
Visit of a Delegation from China’s Pangoal institution

Leading a four-member delegation, Mr. YI Peng, founder President of the Pangoal Institution, a Bejing-based non-governmental think tank, visited the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 20 Sep 2016 for an interaction, targeted at exploring p....

September 29, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , UN sanctions , Pangoal Institution , Chinese investors
Hong Kong Legislative Council Elections 2016: A New Wave
Dr Teshu Singh

Elections, 2016 On 4 September 2016, in a landmark development in the history of Hong Kong, the pro- democratic parties that stands for ‘self-determination’ in Hong Kong, won by sweeping majority in the legislative council (LegCo) elect....

September 22, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Hong Kong Legislative Council , Election - 2016 , LegCo
Visit of a Chinese Delegation

Leading a five-member delegation of the ‘China Association for International Friendly Contact’ (CAIFC), Mr. Liu Hanwu, Director, Asian Affairs and Standing Counsel Member of the CAIFC, visited the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 08 ....

September 14, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , Chinese delegation , China’s cultural lineage , Make in China
Roundtable Discussion on China-Pakistan Nexus: Challenges and Response

The VIF held an internal Round Table Discussion on 12 August 2016, necessitated largely by the fact that China-Pakistan axis, which has remained India’s Achilles heel for long, has begun to manifest in recent years in ways that are increasingly det....

August 19, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , CPEC , China-Pakistan Nexus , Baluchistan
Interaction with a Delegation from China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR)

A delegation of China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), led by its President Prof. Ji Zhiye, including Mr. Han Liqun and Mr. Hu Shisheng, among others, visited the VIF on 5 August 2016 for an interaction on India-China relat....

August 16, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , POK , OBOR , CPEC , Taliban , CICIR
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