Asia’s great Naval rivalry
Media reports last week of a Chinese warship confronting an Indian navy vessel in the South China Sea come as that part of the world is the scene of diplomatic tussling. In recent months, the...
View ArticleThe India-Vietnam Axis
India is the latest country to get drawn into the South China Sea dispute. Earlier this month, Beijing told New Delhi that its permission was needed for India’s state-owned oil and gas firm to explore...
View ArticleJaswant Singh:Asia’s Giants Colliding at Sea?
Even in an age of 24-hour globalised news, some important events only come to light well after the fact. Something of this sort happened several months ago in the South China Sea – and may shape how...
View ArticleHedging China – manufacturing and selling in India, Vietnam and Myanmar
May 4 – As it becomes apparent that China’s slowdown is to have a greater impact than originally thought this year, debate needs to be constructed concerning whether to just ride any downturn out or...
View ArticleSM Krishna’s statement at the ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting
July 11, 2012 Excellencies, I have heard with great interest your views on furthering ASEAN-India partnership. Your valuable inputs and suggestions will be duly reflected in our future programmes. We...
View ArticleAppetite for Destruction: China’s trade in illegal timber
In November 2011 China hosted the annual Asia-Pacific Forestry Week meeting conference at an impressive and vast centre near the Olympic Stadium in Beijing. During the week-long event participants...
View ArticleBrazil, Turkey, Occupy and India: What’s up folks?
Brazil exploded with mass demonstrations and riots while I was driving north from the American south. The best one could do was to listen to radio reports. But, a few things stood out. A gathering of...
View ArticleHedging China Manufacturing Through India Just Became Corporate Strategy
Jun. 26 – The regrettable – and somewhat absurd – instance a few days ago of Chinese workers demanding to be fired in order to gain compensation payments has gained traction around the world. However,...
View ArticleA new blueprint for China
The serial failure by two Democratic presidents of the U.S. – Bill Clinton and Barack Obama – to forge an alliance with India that is acceptable to both sides has given an opening for an India-China...
View ArticleIndia’s Rising Regional Military Engagement
Sometime in the latter half of 2013, the top brass of the Indian military had a short but effective brainstorming session with other stakeholders in the national security architecture. The participants...
View ArticleEnvisioning a new Asia
The growth of Asian economies has been astounding in the wake of World War II, the conflicts in Korea and Vietnam, and the end of colonial rule across the region. By some estimates, China will be the...
View ArticleWildcards may trump India–China relations
India would certainly favour a thaw in relations with China so it can get on with the urgent task of developing infrastructure and stoking economic growth, with Chinese investment playing a role in an...
View ArticleEmerging Horizons in India-Vietnam Relations
The following speech was delivered at the Inaugural Session of the International Conference on Emerging Horizons in India-Vietnam Relations, in Delhi, on 3 July. H.E. Mr. Ton Sinh Thanh, Ambassador...
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