- 05 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityCCP
Taiwan says China is too busy with party congress to raise tensions now
TAIPEI (Reuters) - China is too busy with ensuring stability for a key Communist Party congress at the end of the year where President Xi Jinping will likely get a…
Success or Failure: Beijing Winter Olympics Is Bad News for the World
Fourteen years ago, China conducted the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The games were a success, and the biggest beneficiary was Xi Jinping. He was Vice President of China and…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
Ghost of Galwan Returns to Haunt China
The Ghost of Galwan returned to haunt China and the People's Liberation Army (PLA), just as China prepared to showcase the controversial opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics 2022 at…
By Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia (Retd)
Xi Jinping’s Record Promotion of Generals – Loyalty or Insecurity?
Chinese President and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi Jinping, promoted seven officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to the rank of General on January 21,…
By Vikram Sood
Beijing punishes local officials for handling of deadly Henan floods
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has punished almost 100 officials and company managers for dereliction of duty around catastrophic floods that hit Henan province and killed hundreds of people last July,…
China Is Preparing For The Next Pandemic, Are We ?
A hypothetical scenario: The year is 2030. It’s been five years since you or your family members have stepped outside your home. It’s too dangerous out there. This pandemic is…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
India’s Offensive Against China Should Be in the Grey Zone
Grey zone is not a fixed concept but a hypothetical place between peace and war. Until now grey zone activities were generally restricted to psychological warfare, subversion of political systems,…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
Factional Infighting in Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) often comes across as a homogenous group to those studying China. This united front, however, is a carefully cultivated image that the CCP portrays –…
By Vikram Sood
The Chinese Taliban
No, it is not about terror, though that is the first thing which may come to mind while reading the title, as it is synonymous with Taliban. What an irony…
By Brigadier P Binuraj (Retd)
Complexities of Chinese “New Era” Along Indian Northern Borders
On 01 July 2021 President Xi clearly threatened that "no one should underestimate" the will of the Chinese people to defend their national sovereignty and territorial integrity. A very large…
By Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma
Ladakh is a Tinderbox
As China crosses the threshold in Eastern Ladakh, it is not the border dispute but its strategic intent that should concern India. There are no signs of it abating anytime…
By Phunchok Stobdan
China Has Not Changed. The Rest of The World Must.
Unlike India, which barred most US researchers from entering the country during the Cold War, China from the 1980s welcomed them, gave many of them tenured and other assignments, and…
By Prof Madhav Das Nalapat
