Articles By Dr Rajeev Kumar
China-Russia ‘Joint Sea-2016’ Drill: Timely Convergence or Strong Signal?
By: Dr Rajeev Kumar | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 27 Sep , 2016
Chinese and Russian navies concluded their week-long “Joint Sea-2016” drill from 13-19 September 2016. These are the fifth Sino-Russian ‘Joint Sea’ drills since 2012. They are the single...
China's Xinjiang Policy: An Appraisal
By: Dr Rajeev Kumar | Date: 27 Aug , 2016
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), an autonomous region of China in the north-west, is mainly populated by Turkic-speaking Muslims, the majority of whom are Uyghurs, one of the 56 ethnic...
China loses to Philippines in South China Sea: What lies ahead?
By: Dr Rajeev Kumar | Date: 14 Jul , 2016
The United Nations’ arbitration court, in a landmark ruling, has dismissed China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, saying it has “no historic title” to the vast maritime region...
China and Japan in Dangerous Waters
By: Dr Rajeev Kumar | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 18 Jun , 2016
In response to the recent moves made by the US in the South China Sea and by Japan through its growing involvement in the South China Sea and its participation in the Malabar Exercise 2016, China...
Malabar Exercise-2016 and China's Concern
By: Dr Rajeev Kumar | Date: 24 May , 2016
Ahead of the Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s four-day trip to China starting from May 24, China is seemingly uncomfortable with the proximity between India, Japan and the US to be...
China-Nepal ‘All-weather Friendship’ – Should India be Wary?
By: Dr Rajeev Kumar | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 10 Apr , 2016
China-Nepal-India is a very complex set of relationship often invoking concerns and raising questions whenever Nepal gets closer to either India or China by playing the so called ‘card’...