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Benefitting from China’s Belt and Road Initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China’s gargantuan cross-continental infrastructure project, launched by President Xi Jinping in September 2013, is not only a foreign policy initiative, but an idea linked to saving the life of Communist Party of China (CPC) which could otherwise tumble like the Communist Party of the Soviet Union did...
The Chinese Tourists Arrive on the Indian Border
While Delhi remains stuck with its ‘colonial’ system of Inner Line/Protected Area Permit system, China has opened its side of the frontier to hordes of tourists coming to the Mainland. Yesterday, China Tibet News reported that “Legbo Valley creates ‘natural oxygen bar’ tourism brand.” The catchy title is not very clear, but the...
No ‘String of Pearls’, it’s the Dragon in the Indian Ocean
Forget the “String of Pearls” story about how China is supposedly surrounding India on the high seas. China is not just on the sea, but also on land, in air and deeply involved in the economies of all of South Asia and beyond. Two events in India’s neighbourhood taking place on a single day, November 14, show the extent to which the...
Separate State for Gujjars in J&K
Problems and need of Gujjar Bakarwal are quite different from other communities of the J&K state. Language and culture of Gujjar community is also different than those of other communities of this state that is why community has its own peculiar position. Gujjar Bakarwal community is different and as such the community has a distinct...
Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Japan: ‘Special Strategic and Global Partnership’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a three days visit to Japan from 10–12 November 2016, as part of the Annual Bilateral Meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. This was the third bilateral meeting as part of the ‘Special Strategic and Global Partnership’. It was also the second visit of Prime Minister Modi to Japan and the eighth...