Tag: #CHINA
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Xis Sino Centric World Order
In this episode I have outlined the contours of the Sino-centric world order which Xi Jinping is building. The worrying part is that China has made considerable headway in establishing the new order in Latin America, Africa and part of Asia.
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India Rebuffs China at SCO Meet
India has roundly rebuffed China at the SCO meet. It was not direct but the messaging was clear. 50% of it was our PMs absence. The other 50 % was about rejecting the Yuan, putting Pakistan in its place and sticking to the border first idea
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Assessment of China’s Defence & Aerospace Capability
Recently China’s rocket exploded prematurely and took off from its launch site. Such failures are too many in China. When such failures and accidents are linked with the substandard quality of their military equipment sold to other countries it emerges that there is reason to rethink of China’s capabilities. When these happenings are further linked…
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THE FUTURE CONTOURS OF CHINA PAKISTAN AXIS AGAINST INDIA
The contours of Pakistan China axis are changing due to many factors. The old assumptions are passed and new equations and factors are forming which need understanding.
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THE GREAT CHINESE JIGSAW MUDDLE
In my opinion, China is muddling along. Take any facet of China – economy, politics, military, diplomacy and whatever. The dominance which was there in their information campaigns is missing. what one sees is a lot explanation about their negativity. That is all this podcast about. Mind you these are subjects straight off the Chinese…
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India Snubs China
In this video Mr Sree Iyer and I discussed how India has returned China a favour by our PM skipping the SCO meet. More importantly, this action is not one of bravado. It is just another in a series of actions where India has indicated to China and the world that it means business.
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CHINA IN ITS OWN MAZE
In this peek into everyday China I have explored the maze which China has entered into. The maze is of its own making. Two major aspects which will inhibit China’s recovery are the property sector which will not recover for a long time to come. The other looming failure is the Chinese push for EVs.…
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China Jilted By Russia-N Korea Deal
The normal thinking seems to be that the Russia -N Korea Deal is another step in the alternate global order being established by China, Russia, Iran and N Korea. However the reality is far from that. China has maintained studied silence on this deal and that conveys a lot. This analysis tells us that China…
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WHY IS CHINA RATTLED?
Mr Sree Iyer and I discussed as to why China is rattled. Recent Initiatives by India have sent China scrambling. Make no mistake. China is reacting. When seen against the larger geopolitical situation it is clear that an overextended China seems to be on the back foot. However the challenge is to see how India…
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Can PLA Win Wars?
Armies are meant to fight wars to achieve political objectives of a state. Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan and I examined the PLA from this perspective. It emerges that the PLA though involved in many conflicts , shies away from fighting when the penny drops. The theories of war which its had propagated to present itself…

