Biden-Xi talks: Semantics sideline the substantive
By Prof. Swaran Singh Much more should be expected of seasoned leaders like Joe Biden and Xi Jinping than they have shown during their...
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Jul 25, 20225 min read
Chinese business giants lose steam
By Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli Recent actions against Chinese companies, in India and elsewhere, are impacting economic ties with China....
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Jul 24, 20225 min read
The Sick Lion: Crisis in Sri Lanka
By Udbhav Sharma The declaration of financial emergency, the change of PM seat from Mahinda Rajapaksha to Ranil Wickramsinghe did little...
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Jul 10, 20223 min read
Shinzo Abe is dead, but the Chinese still love to hate him
By Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli Abe was convinced that China’s military forays on the Senkaku islands since September 2010 China’s official...
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Jun 22, 20224 min read
China's Chequered Games: Are Xi Jinping's Days of Glory Over or Will He Prevail?
By Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli Since early 2022, clear political signals are visible to Xi’s relative decline. Let's read tea leaves for...
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Jun 21, 20224 min read
BRICS Summit: expectations and groundbreaking trajectories
By Prof. Swaran Singh The coming BRICS Summit - to be hosted online by China on June 23 - is already drawing attention for becoming the...
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Jun 13, 20225 min read
Novel India-Vietnam axis emerging in Indo-Pacific
By Prof. Swaran Singh Three-day visit to Hanoi by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh underscored the evolving nature of their bilateral ties....
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Jun 6, 20224 min read
Trouble in Middle Kingdom: Xi-Li tussle comes to the fore
By Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli In terms of leadership succession, Xi prefers his “new Zhijiang Army” to take over the sixth generation of...
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Jun 4, 20227 min read
Will Indo-Pacific policies reconnect Canada and India?
By Prof. Swaran Singh The two nations’ friendship has often been sorely tested, but common interests regarding the US and China may...
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Jun 4, 20223 min read
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework– Content and Advantages for India
By Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli The IPEF intends to strengthen digital trade, resilience in supply chain mechanism, green economy and rules-...
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Jun 2, 20224 min read
China's Uighur Camps: Why Is a UN Visit Being Criticised for 'Soft Position'?
By Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli While Bachelet criticised China’s human rights violations in Xinjiang, critics pointed to her 'controlled...
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May 28, 20227 min read
Can US-led IPEF outshine RCEP or CPTPP?
By Prof. Swaran Singh Many in the region see the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework as far too US-centric in certain sectors. On the eve of...
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May 26, 20224 min read
How Quad Tokyo outcome was both positive and practical, though it makes no mention of China
By Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli This round of the Quad meeting will go down in history for its norm-building exercise, democratisation...
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May 24, 20224 min read
India, China relations threaten to freeze over
By Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli The invasion of Ukraine has upended world geopolitics, disrupting the already fragile relationship between...
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May 21, 20225 min read
Ukraine, Oz election to complicate Quad leaders’ summit
By Prof. Swaran Singh While their shared China challenge has kept them together, continuing Ukraine crisis and winds of change predicted...
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May 13, 20226 min read
US, ASEAN need to restore mutual trust at summit
By Prof. Swaran Singh While the US is preoccupied with Ukraine and China, ASEAN has other concerns, including prodigal member Myanmar The...
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May 1, 20223 min read
Xi’s ‘Zero Covid’ policy: The pitfalls of authoritarianism
By Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli China is reeling under a massive resurgence of the coronavirus, affecting an estimated 400 million people...
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Apr 27, 20223 min read
Why India Must Engage Taiwan Even If It Ruffles a Few Chinese Feathers
Dr. Sana Hashmi India has kept a low profile with Taiwan due to a protracted border issue and repeated standoffs with China The...
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