The 11th meeting of the Expert Level Mechanism (ELM) on Trans-Border Rivers between India and China, concluded at Hangzhou, in end March with solitary worthwhile mention-able outcome that China will resume sharing of the hydro-logical data on downstream rivers especially Brahmputra River, which was suspended last year by China due to an excuse of technological reasons like up-gradation … Continue reading Tibetan Water and Trans-Border Rivers: Concerns for India
Is Beijing planning to take Taiwan back … by force? SCMP
Sharing comments of mine on articles by Minni Chan in South China Morning Post SCMP of 15 March 2018, along with my latest update on the issue as on 20 March 2018. When US President Donald Trump approved a travel bill allowing American representatives to meet their counterparts on the self-ruled Taiwan calling itself “Republic … Continue reading Is Beijing planning to take Taiwan back … by force? SCMP
Post 19th Congress of CPC: Where does Xi Jinping leads China to?
Post 19th Congress of CPC: Where does Xi Jinping leads China to? Sharing with friends my article published in Modern Diplomacy (EU), on 21 January,2018. Modern Diplomacy is an invaluable platform of mainstream Western media and academia assessing and evaluating complex international issues . It is a leading media for European opinion-maker with far-reaching influence across the … Continue reading Post 19th Congress of CPC: Where does Xi Jinping leads China to?
China uses Macron’s visit to advertise success of BRI in EU.
Chinese efforts to make best of French President Macron's visit to China, as success of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), recently enshrined in the constitution, have not been bought by the West. Macron has been balanced in choosing his words to say “I want us to define together the rules of a balanced relationship in … Continue reading China uses Macron’s visit to advertise success of BRI in EU.
Interview of Major General S B Asthana on Doklam Issue by Diplomacy and Beyond Plus
Sharing an interview of mine by Diplomacy & Beyond published on December 12, 2017 on the Doklam standoff between India and China. The standoff was a litmus test for India in terms of how resolutely it could stand up against a belligerent China to protect the interests of Bhutan as well as its own. Sharing Excerps “India of … Continue reading Interview of Major General S B Asthana on Doklam Issue by Diplomacy and Beyond Plus
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