Articles By Praggya Surana
Xi’s Consolidation of Military Power
By: Praggya Surana | Date: 04 Feb , 2018
Chinese civil military relations have witnessed a decided shift in balance towards increasing Party control over the military, shifting command of the People’s Armed Police exclusively to the...
China's Foreign Policy Shift: Concerns for India
By: Praggya Surana | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 31 Dec , 2017
Keeping a Low Profile to Striving for Achievement Since the 1990s, China’s overarching foreign policy principle was taoguang yanghui, yousuo zuowei – ‘keeping a low profile and achieving...
China’s One Child Policy: Military Implications
By: Praggya Surana | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 29 Dec , 2017
As part of the sweeping military reforms that were initiated in 2015, China is considerably reducing the number of personnel in the PLA to become a leaner, more efficient force. The total PLA...
‘Three Warfares’: Arunachal Pradesh
By: Praggya Surana | Date: 01 Sep , 2017
The Chinese have mastered the art of ‘Three Warfares’ to create the impression of legitimacy in Arunachal Pradesh. Officially recognized by China’s Central Military Commission and Communist...
Independence Day Incursions
By: Praggya Surana | Date: 30 Aug , 2017
The Sino-Indian border is a peaceful disputed border. There is no commonly delineated Line of Control which determines the border between the two countries. The differing perceptions of the border...
China’s Space Policy: A Whitewashed Reality?
By: Praggya Surana | Date: 03 Jun , 2017
Outer space is often built up as the fourth and ultimate frontier of warfare that man can imagine. An interesting development and immediate concern for India is China’s rise in this sphere of...
BeiDou & A2AD: Where is China Headed?
By: Praggya Surana | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 13 Mar , 2017
Humiliated by the GPS signal blackout during the Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1995-96, which resulted in China losing track of some of its satellites, China fast-tracked the development of its own...
Why China is up in Arms over the Defensive Missile System, THAAD
By: Praggya Surana | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 12 Feb , 2017
China has strongly opposed the proposed deployment of the US missile system, ‘Theatre High Altitude Area Defense’ (THAAD) in South Korea. It has argued that the US should strongly reconsider...
‘One China’ Policy : Should Trump Let Sleeping Dogs Lie?
By: Praggya Surana | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 29 Dec , 2016
United States President-elect Donald Trump chose to receive a phone call from the Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, congratulating him on his victory. This conversation broke decades of diplomatic...