Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 12/05/2017 - 05:48
Paper No. 6325 Dated 05-Dec-2017
By Dr Subhash Kapila
Indo Pacific Asia as a geopolitical conception replacing the earlier concept of Asia Pacific has evolved markedly since 2008-2009 synchronous with China’s switch from exercise of ‘Soft Power’ to ‘Hard Power’ in Chinese strategic formulations in its Asian strategies which since then singularly are characterised by aggressive military brinkmanship.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Thu, 09/21/2017 - 11:02
Paper No. 6306 Dated 21-Sept-2017
By Bhaskar Roy
After over two month long military stand-off, the soldiers of India and China on the Doklam Plateau (claimed by Bhutan and also by China), disengaged almost simultaneously, both capitals would have heaved a huge sigh of relief.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 08/28/2017 - 06:01
Paper No. 6295 Dated 28-Aug-2017
By Kazi Anwarul Masud
Why, one may ask, despite common cultural heritage and long bonds of history and added to these factors was Indian humanitarian intervention during the Bangladesh Liberation War Indo-Bangladesh relations, notwithstanding public diplomacy by the authorities of the two countries, a portion of the people of Bangladesh do not like India’s “hegemonic” attitude towards this country.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Fri, 01/27/2017 - 05:36
Paper No. 6216 Dated 27-Jan-2017
By Dr Subhash Kapila
Asia’s new geopolitical matrix in 2017 will be determined by the challenges that US President throws at China and the likely reset of US polices on Russia and it is in this churning Asian geopolitics that Japan and India will be called upon as Asia’s Emerged Powers to act in unison to meet the challenges so arising.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 10:00
Paper No. 6211 Dated 05-Jan-2017
By Bhaskar Roy
Having failed to constrict India within South Asia with its “String of Pearls” (an American euphuism) Strategy, China has now embarked on a new initiative to trip India’s growing comprehensive national power (CNP) and influence beyond South Asia.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 11/01/2016 - 09:26
Paper No. 6190 Dated 01-Nov-2016
By Bhaskar Roy
Indian and Chinese National Security Advisors (NSAs) Ajit Doval and State Councillor Yang Jiechi are scheduled to meet in Hyderabad, India in the first week of November to review bilateral relations and regional developments. Hugging and selfie diplomacy is over. It is back to the brass tracks. Core interests are to the fore.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Fri, 11/27/2015 - 09:40
Paper No. 6040 Dated 27-Nov-2015
By Bhaskar Roy
Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to China (November 18 to 23) can be seen as a testing step to see China’s real commitment to earnestly combat terrorism in its entirety. Till now, Beijing’s track record on this issue has been patchy, narrowly focussed and politically manoeuvred.
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