China’s narrative in South Asia
Recently, China’s consular general in Kolkata, Ma Zhanwu, while speaking at a function, proposed a bullet train connecting Kunming (Yunnan Province) with Kolkata, the...
Rethinking CPEC and the role of China
Abdul Razak Dawood, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's Adviser on Commerce, Textile, Industry & Production and Investment told the Financial Times that the previous...
Behind Indo-Pacific Vision
Mike Pompeo’s recent speech titled, ‘America's Indo-Pacific Economic Vision - at the Indo-Pacific Business Forum’ at the US Chamber of Commerce, Washington DC has...
United States, China and the “Indo-Pacific” narrative
China has not been particularly comfortable with the Trump Administration’s repeated use of the term ‘Indo-Pacific’ instead of ‘Asia-Pacific’ (off late, it has been...
Indian students abroad and the new immigration policy
The UK and US have for long been preferred destinations for Indian students, due to employment opportunities, and the deep economic and political links...
US- North Korea talks: A role model for Pakistan and India?
Shahbaz Sharif -- Former PM Nawaz Sharif’s younger brother, current PML-N President, Former CM of Punjab (Pakistan) and the party’s Prime Ministerial candidate for...
The Indo-Pacific narrative and China
The narrative of the ‘Indo-Pacific’ has understandably gained currency over the past year. Since 2017, there has been an increasing focus on the narrative...
How the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal affects India
Authors: Tridivesh Singh Maini & Sandeep Sachdeva*
While India was guarded in it’s response to the withdrawal of US from the Iran Nuclear Deal, it...
Changing dynamics of China-India and China-Japan ties
Over the past year, there has been a growing interest with regard to the vision of a Free and Fair ‘Indo-Pacific’. While this term...
Trump’s Ambassador to China
In spite of all the economic and strategic differences between the US and China, personal relationships play an important role in bilateral relations between...