China’s Top Party Plenum: What to Expect
The Third Plenary Session of the 18th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee (Nov 9-12) is making headlines, and for obvious reasons. The exact agenda has not so far been …
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‘Unprecedented’ reforms expected at China’s Third Plenum
On December 18, 1978, when the Communist Party of China’s 11th Central Committee held its Third Plenum at a non-descript hotel in Beijing, the meeting sparked off headlines across the …
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India and China: Old Ties, New Horizons
It’s poised to be a unique year in the history of India-China relations. This is the first time in more than five decades the leaders of the two countries would …
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India’s Mars Dream: An Asian Space Race?
A decade ago when Robert Kagan famously wrote that the Europeans are from Venus and Americans from Mars in the post 9/11 New World Order, the world’s fastest growing economy …
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China’s new anti-corruption chant: Ensnaring ‘tigers’ and swatting ‘flies’
Tigers or flies – China’s President Xi Jinping has declared his resolve to take on the corrupt no matter how high or mighty they may be. In his speech at …
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The US and China in Southeast Asia: A Volatile Backyard?
Amid the partial government shutdown, US President Barack Obama may have cancelled his plans to attend ASEAN and East Asia summits this week, but this should in no way reflect …
Read MoreLet’s present a real India and a real China to each other
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang paid an official visit to India during May 19-22 this year. India was the first country that he visited after assuming the post of Chinese Premier. …
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An Asian Century: India, China need to know more about each other
Often we find ourselves speaking of the 21st century being the Asian century. And it is our firm belief that the Asian century dream will remain unfulfilled if India and …
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E-commerce fairytale: Alibaba chases global dreams
The Alibaba fairytale is being repeated in the world of internet-based shopping, far from the sands of Arabia in the 21st century China. The privately-owned Hangzhou-based e-commerce giant Alibaba Group …
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Connecting India and China via media, culture and creativity
Cliches are self-perpetuating. How many times have we heard that India and China are ancient civilisations with their relations going back to the dawn of time? In official speeches, much …
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