For decades, long-range forecasters have been predicting that water – and a lack of it – loomed as the biggest threat to regional security. Booming populations, food security, the occasional drought and competition among neighboring countries for dwindling resources made for a pessimistic outlook. Read Here – The Diplomat
Given the glacial pace of movement in virtually every aspect of Sino-Indian relations that came up for mention in talks between the leaders of both countries during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s current visit to India, it is easy to surmise that that the interactions were a colossal flop. But was it? Read Here – Firstpost
A ground breaking study on economic relations between the United States and China looks at how the ties have developed in the past three decades and what the next 10 years hold for them. Read More Here
Concomitant with its growing power, India is expanding its influence, both within the region and in global arena. While Indian diplomacy has been struggling to bridge the gap between what the country believes is its rightful place in the international community, on the one hand, and the actual status, on the other, its status and […]
Modern history is the story of how liberal democracy, originating in the U.K. and America, spread around the world. This may sound like an absurd fantasy. In actuality, this Whiggish narrative of progress underpins most newspaper editorials, political commentary and speeches in the West, and frames larger views of political developments in the non-West. Read […]
Li’s objective is to tell wary Indians that they have nothing to fear from their powerful neighbor to the north, despite everything you’ve heard about China trying to intimidate India over disputed borders. The goal is to woo India away from the U.S. “China is trying to sell hard the idea of an independent foreign […]
In Asia’s developing countries, the power and potential of remittances – the money that migrant workers send home to their families (many of whom live in poor and remote areas) – is immense. Currently, over 60 million migrant workers from the Asia/Pacific region account for more than half of all remittance flows to developing countries, […]
Chinese prime minister Li Keqiang’s visit to India is significant for three unique and outstanding reasons. First, it takes place soon after the recent 20-day faceoff in the western sections of the disputed border between the two sides. The fact that the visit is on shows that the top leaders of both countries are determined […]
Japan‘s prime minister speaks openly about the mistakes he made in his first term, Abenomics, Japan’s wartime record (and his own controversial statements on that history), and the bitter Senkaku/Diaoyu Island dispute with China. Read Here – Foreign Affairs
Are we on the brink of a new Cold War? The question isn’t as outlandish as it seemed only a few years ago. The United States is still the sole reigning superpower, but it is being challenged by the rising power of China, just as ancient Rome was challenged by Carthage, and Britain was challenged […]
