India-China Relations Background
Articles examining India-China relations in the trade, diplomatic, and military sphere.
Backgrounder: China’s Blue Dragon Strategy for the Indo-Pacific
A response to US attempts to contain China’s military expansion, China’s Blue Dragon strategy envisions a widening PLA Navy footprint in three critical maritime arenas: the South China Sea, the East China Sea, and the Indian Ocean.
What Would Modi’s Third Term Mean for India-China Relations?
Cooperation will likely trump tension should Modi win a third term, as there’s much to be gained in harmonious India-China relations.
BRICS: China Remains the Primary Challenge for India
Disagreement over BRICS expansion is one of many fault lines that continues to thwart effective cooperation.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Indo-Naga Conundrum
Political reconciliation with the Nagas is one of several obstacles in New Delhi’s quest for greater regional connectivity.
India’s Act East Policy: Warning to China or Flawed Strategy?
Modi’s Act East Policy has boosted naval capacity and morale, but fallen short on overland connectivity and trade promotion.
India Needs a “China Strategy” in Central Asia
The Central Asian republics are looking for a geopolitical hedge against China. India can be a good fit.
Myanmar: Ground Zero for China-India Energy Competition
Although democratization has brought added scrutiny to joint ventures in Myanmar, the NLD government is very much in need of the infrastructure investment that China and India can offer.
Modi’s China-India-Nepal Nexus: Trilateral Boom or Bust?
Will Narendra Modi’s concept of ‘transways’ be enough to silence domestic interest groups and entrench meaningful cooperation between China, India, and Nepal?
India-China Relations: The Geopolitics of Aksai Chin
Examining the geopolitical significance of the disputed area of Aksai Chin along the Sino-Indian border.
India-China Relations: Cooperation and Conflict
Part one in a series examining China-India relations in the 21st century.