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Understanding ‘Xi Jinping’ thought on the Rule of Law: Future Substance of ‘Lawfare’ and Challenges in the Indo-Pacific
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Understanding ‘Xi Jinping’ thought on the Rule of Law: Future Substance of ‘Lawfare’ and Challenges in the Indo-Pacific

China's President Xi Jinping waves after introducing the members of the Chinese Communist Party's new Politburo Standing Committee, the nation's top decision-making body, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 23, 2022. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP) (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images) (Disclaimer: This paper was first published by The Peninsula Foundation as a working paper. Republished with permission) Introduction While the world focused on the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, China and Solomon Island signed an inter-governmental security pact1 which has been raising concerns regarding the rule-based order2 in the Indo-Pacific region. China, as a rising power, is undoubtedly becoming a significant adversary to various countries bordering it, including In...
The Global Power Struggle and the increasing role of India
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The Global Power Struggle and the increasing role of India

It is 'advantage India' in the global power struggle as the West which is fed up with China’s duplicity looks for reliable partners. India has to up its strategy in a crucial game it must win. India has the ability to have a substantial impact on the greater global power equation as a flourishing trading partner, a reliable ally and a powerful defence and maritime power. Geographically, the power struggle is rooted in the Indian Ocean region, which also houses the trade routes necessary to maintain China's economic growth. But this is where China's strategic vulnerabilities also lie. For the Chinese Communist Party, a disturbance in the Indo-Pacific marine trade routes might be fatal to its socioeconomic stability and lead to internal unrest that could endanger the Chinese State it...
COVID in China – Medical System Under Immense Strain as Infections rise rapidly
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COVID in China – Medical System Under Immense Strain as Infections rise rapidly

The Chinese medical system seems to be on the brink of collapse soon after the Communist regime abruptly ended the zero-COVID policy that it had strictly enforced for the past three years. However, an unprecedented outbreak of the virus had already begun in the final months of the policy. On Dec. 7, the Chinese State Council issued the “New Ten Rules” on epidemic control, including relaxing measures such as allowing self-isolation at home and not requiring negative PCR tests for cross-regional travel. But the lack of a clear roadmap and insufficient allocation of medical resources has made it difficult for its medical system to cope with the massive wave of infections. Beijing has been affected by a tsunami of COVID cases. Epoch Times reports that on Dec. 11, the number o...
Revisiting China’s emergence – The lesser-known story of the rise of a global hegemon
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Revisiting China’s emergence – The lesser-known story of the rise of a global hegemon

The credit goes to the duo of Jiang Zemin and Zhu Rongji for navigating China during the challenging times despite the severe shortage of qualified human resources.The missing of China’s top business tycoons such as Jack Ma has raised alarm bells on the extent and gravity of Xi’s unprecedented crackdown. There is a determination in the CCP, not to let the Army get away from being their sword arm or their guardians in arms, as a robust safety valve. Despite their revulsion and hatred for the west, Chinese leaders were successful in the projection of a positivist, warm and welcoming image to the western world, by sublimating their stark differences, including their perspective, and cohesive hegemonic ambitions. The rise of China, as a global hegemon is apparent to everyone now. With ...
SCO’s geopolitical contours and India’s growing stature in the World order
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SCO’s geopolitical contours and India’s growing stature in the World order

Though China and Russia have always played a major role in the SCO, with India at the forefront, the SCO will have a much larger and expanded role in the global political and economic landscape.India has kick-started several initiatives, which will impact the nature and functioning of SCO in a very significant manner. China’s main motive is to prevent the growth of the western strategic alliances in the Indo-Pacific, hence it would further push Russia towards its peril and will continue to threaten India, and the other South-East Asian countriesContemporarily, India is in a geopolitical sweet spot, as it has maintained stable and good relations with both the USA and Russia The SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) recently concluded its summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The t...
BRI – China’s Agenda and Implications on Developing Countries
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BRI – China’s Agenda and Implications on Developing Countries

What China is trying to do and masking it as helping developing countries is nothing like what the IMF and World Bank have done in the past. BRI projects targeting developing countries can and will lead to a lot of deforestation and depletion of natural resources. India should work on taking back the power in the South Asian region that China is slowly trying to poach by introducing soft loans to its neighbours. If the western countries want to counter China's advances toward a more central position in world politics, they need to develop a better alternative for developing countries to choose over the BRI. Introduction "I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history, and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the re...
Strategic Importance of AUKUS – Impact on China and Implication for India
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Strategic Importance of AUKUS – Impact on China and Implication for India

AUKUS is a trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America to counter China's hegemony and expansionist policy, specifically in the Indo-pacific region and generally in global politics. The pact was signed on 15 September 2021 and announced cooperatively by US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister of the UK Boris Johnson and Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison in a virtual meeting. Under this pact, the United States of America will assist Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines, a technology that was previously shared by the US only with Great Britain in 1958. Even though AUKUS was formed with shared objectives, three countries have their aims to join the trilateral alliance. Australia was interested in modernizing its sub...
CCP passes resolution cementing Xi Jinping’s status in its political history; Aims to establish Xi as equal to Mao and Deng
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CCP passes resolution cementing Xi Jinping’s status in its political history; Aims to establish Xi as equal to Mao and Deng

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has passed a resolution which seeks to cement Xi Jinping's status in its political history. The resolution, dubbed as 'historic' by the state media, is only the third of its kind since the founding of the party. The first was passed by Mao Zedong in 1945 and the second by Deng Xiaoping in 1981. The resolution passed on Thursday at the sixth plenary session aims to establish Mr Xi as an equal to party founder Mao Zedong and his successor Deng Xiaoping. The plenary session, one of CCP's most important political meetings, sets goals for the party and the country. The four-day closed door session gathered more than 370 full and alternate members of the party's 19th Central Committee - the country's top leadership. Earlier plenary sessions had set lo...
China vs Taiwan:  The CPTPP Membership Battle and Variance in Economic Goals
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China vs Taiwan: The CPTPP Membership Battle and Variance in Economic Goals

Taiwan is planning to join CPTPP as its member countries account for over 24% of Taiwan’s international trade. Joining the group would be seen as a major political victory for President Tsai, whose government views Taiwan as a de facto sovereign nation awaiting broader international recognition.China wants to contain Taiwan and wants to take over it as part of its territory and vehemently opposes any moves that imply separate statehood for Taiwan, such as joining international organizations.China wants to pressurise Taiwan by tying down the island's naval defenses and undermining their livelihoods. It wants to target Taiwan recognition in the world and also block its international membership in different organizations.  Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Tra...
Chinese Communist Party’s Centenary – One Hundred years of experiments on the People of China
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Chinese Communist Party’s Centenary – One Hundred years of experiments on the People of China

From Mao's era, Deng's reform to Xi's Chinese Dream, we can slice it down to five dimensions.  Nationalism, unification through cultural revolution, growth story in the post-Mao era, embracing the world (internationalism) and China as a superpower.The rise of China is not without risks for the world and Covid-19 pandemic is one of the best examples.   CCP has come a long way but it is high time that the party took its responsibility in the world seriously.Without discounting its horrible misdeeds, developing countries like India have a lot to learn from the CCP and China.  India can learn a lesson or two from the Communist Party disregarding its expansionism, disregard for human rights and authoritarianism. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is celebrating t...