Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 01/18/2016 - 06:25
Paper No. 6057 Dated 18-Jan-2016
By Dr Subhash Kapila
India’s ‘Look East ‘Policy was impelled by economic and political imperatives whereas India’s ‘Act East ‘Policy was impelled by India’s strategic imperatives to establish its strategic footprints in South East Asia, a region where India has had established its footprints centuries back and where China has been muscling-in its way for decades.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 12/14/2015 - 10:20
Paper No. 6047 Dated 14-Dec-2015
By D. S. Rajan
As the end of the third year of China’s top leader Xi Jinping’s ascension to power approaches and a new year is to usher in, one does not fail to see the regularly appearing evidence pointing towards not so concealed efforts to boost the image of the already all powerful leader, touching all key fields like ideology, politics, economy and military.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Wed, 11/25/2015 - 05:26
Paper No. 6039 Dated 25-Nov-2015
By Dr Subhash Kapila
South China Sea and China’s intractability on resolution of its South China Sea disputes with its ASEAN disputants found China strategically cornered with the dominating focus of global and regional leaders expressing deep concerns at these two important Summits held in Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur over the weekend with China still noticeably obdurate and clinging to its aggressive stand.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 10/19/2015 - 05:28
Paper No. 6023 Dated 19-Oct-2015
By D. S. Rajan
China: Confucius in the Shadows – Poonam Surie
(KW Publishers Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, India; Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi, India, 2015, pp 262, Rs 980/-)
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 10/12/2015 - 07:55
Paper No. 6021 Dated 12-Oct-2015
By Dr Subhash Kapila
Russia’s strategic pivot to the Middle East in 2015 manifested by the Russian military intervention in Syria arises not only from Russian imperatives to bolster President Asaad’s regime in Syria but also that Russia’s strategic pivot to Asia Pacific declared in 2012 failed to take off primarily due to China complicating the Russian initiative primarily focused on Japan.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 10/12/2015 - 07:52
Paper No. 6020 Dated 12-Oct-2015
Guest Column by Prof. B. R. Deepak
TPP is a trade agreement with 12 Pacific Rim countries that has been signed on 5 October 2015 in secrecy after 5 years marathon negotiations but still subject to ratification by the member states.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Thu, 09/24/2015 - 09:53
Paper No. 6012 Dated 24-Sept-2015
By Bhaskar Roy
One of China’s leading official newspapers, the Global Times (Sept 22), gave a hint on some important points that President Xi Jinping may expound on, in his speech to the UN General Assembly next week. The report gave brief glimpses of a Position Paper prepared by leading Chinese experts for Xi’s address.
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