Trouble at the Roof of the World
Why America can’t afford to ignore India and China’s border dispute. Read More Here
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Why China Is Losing Leverage Against India
Looking forward, China and India will have to develop a new modus vivendi to coexist in the region. Read More Here
China Has India Trapped On Their Disputed Border
Beijing’s military and infrastructure advantage has transformed the crisis and left New Delhi on the defensive. Read More Here
Can Xi And Modi Resolve The Sino-Indian Border Dispute?
The LAC buffer zones have created space between Chinese and Indian troops. However, their rapid border infrastructure projects are raising the risk of future conflict. Read More Here
New Normal In Sino-Indian Ties
China’s behavior in other territorial disputes also offers lessons for the future of the Sino-Indian border dispute. Despite a commitment to not militarize disputed islands and islets in the South China Sea, Beijing has continued to do so through incremental advances employing so-called grey zone tactics. Read Here | WarOnTheRocks
Lessons Learned In Tense China-India Border Row, But It Will Cast A Long Shadow
The protracted border row between China and India has ended in time for a summit of the world’s leading emerging market economies, but analysts say it will cast a long shadow over the geopolitical landscape. Read Here – South China Morning Post
Squeezed By An India-China Standoff, Bhutan Holds Its Breath
India’s main garrison in the Kingdom of Bhutan sits only 13 miles from a disputed border with China. There is a training academy, a military hospital, a golf course — all testament to India’s enduring role defending this tiny Himalayan nation. Read Here – The New York Times
Nepal Torn Both Ways As Stand-Off Between India And China Continues
A senior Chinese official’s visit to Nepal next week will highlight the dilemma faced by the Himalayan country amid the ongoing standoff between its two giant neighbours China and India. Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang’s four-day official visit to Kathmandu, starting on August 14, will come at a sensitive time as Beijing and New Delhi are […]
Trust Must Be Built Between Beijing And Delhi
To better manage disputes and differences, it is now imperative to build trust between Beijing and New Delhi. The foreign policy and strategic circles of the two countries need to maintain dialogues and communications on a regular basis. Equally important, people-to-people exchanges are indispensable to consolidate better understanding of the will of the people of […]
The South China Sea Is Really A Fishery Dispute
Given its power and recent assertiveness in the South China Sea, China’s interests deserve special attention. Aside from enlarging China’s security perimeter, China’s regional interests can be roughly lumped into three “P”s—politics, petroleum, and proteins (fish). The last of these interests, competition over dwindling SCS fisheries, may be most consequential in driving competition, but has […]
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