Category: A PEEK INTO EVERYDAY CHINA
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15 COUNTRIES WANT BRAHMOS: PROOF THAT CHINA AND PAKISTAN LOST IN OP SINDOOR
15 Countries are in discussion with India to buy the #brahmos missile system. This is a clear endorsement from the international community about who won or lost in #opsindoor . Interestingly, inquiries about #Chinese systems have taken a beating.
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India’s Tibet Card : CCP in Melt Down
India has started flashing the Tibet card. The sensitive CCP has started reacting to it. It will do well to understand that this is a long game and needs a lot of political resolve in India to see it through. After all Tibet ka Azaadi Mein Bharat ka Suraksha hai. This will not be easy…
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WIDENING TRADE WAR : A SWOT ANALYSIS
This is a SWOT analysis of USA and China from a ‘trade war’ perspective. As this war widens, will it take military proportions? The SWOT table will then change. As it stands, USA has the initiative and China is on the back foot. It has more to lose economically. The trade war has greater ramifications…
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How Will The Trade War End For China?
Had a very useful discussion with Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan on how the trade war will end for China. It is now clear that the focus of Trump’s trade war is China. However beyond that, USA is making moves to reassert global dominance. It has two broad aims – curtailing Chinese influence and stopping radical…
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China’s Play in the Trade War
How will China play out the Trade War? Can it go beyond the propaganda it has unleashed? Does it have any cards to play? What are its weaknesses?
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India’s Opprtunity
The trade war presents an opportunity for India, What are these opportunities? How do we go about maximising them? Mr Sree Iyer and I had a discussion on how India can go about doing its business in these uncertain times. In all cases we must never forget- India’s interests are supreme.
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XI VS PLA
XI VS PLA is an ongoing two year struggle. It is assuming serious proportions now. Will it threaten Xi’s reign or China’s stability? How serious is the problem? How strong is the military spear head or how blunt is it?
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CHINA’S NEW STRATEGY OF SLOW STRANGULATION OF TAIWAN
China has come to realise a few issues. 1. Forceful reunification of Taiwan is beyond China 2.Peaceful reunification cannot be achieved, 3. Taiwan does not want any kind of Unification. 4. No possibility of unification in the next four years . Accordingly, its strategy has changed to law fare, gray zone activities, cognitive warfare and intimidation.…
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China Has Hit Its Great Wall
A GDP fixated China finds itself boxed in economically. Investment has hit a ceiling. Consumption remains weak. Export of trade surplus is facing geopolitical barriers besides low profit margins due to overcapacity. The answer to China’s economic malaise is to increase consumption. However it comes at a political risk and cost which Xi Jinping is…
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BEYOND THE FACADE : CHINESE ANALYSIS OF PM MODI’S REMARKS
PM Modi’s remarks on relationship with China during the Lex Freidman podcast was statesman like. It has drawn some appreciation from Chinese official media. However when one looks behind the facade, the Chinese reaction has been negative. The Chinese on the whole feel that our PM’s outreach is more to do with a weak India…
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