Xi in Washington, India in the Middle: What the Trump–Xi Summit Means for New Delhi
Divyanka Tandon The September 2026 state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington was more than a ceremonial meeting…
Xi’s Military Purge: What It Signals for China, India and Taiwan
Kumar Satish China is simultaneously modernising its military, increasing pressure around Taiwan, expanding its military presence in the Indo-Pacific and…
Xi Jinping in Washington: Can China and the US Move Beyond Confrontation?
The most significant development to emerge from the visit was that China and the United States extended their…
China, Russia, North Korea: The Triangular Alignment Reshaping Asia-Pacific Security
Aayush Pal Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to North Korea, his first visit in seven years, comes at a time…
China’s Strategic Shift on the Korean Peninsula: Xi in Pyongyang
Anusreeta Dutta Beijing’s visit is about more than just maintaining relations with a long-time ally. It is an attempt to…
Opportunity in Crisis: Taiwan on Edge as China Tests U.S. Distraction
Anjali Singh Beijing may see a brief change in the Indo-Pacific power dynamics as Washington reallocates military resources to West…
Merz’s China Visit: Resetting Economic and Strategic Ties
Anshika Agarwal At the core of discussions with Chinese leadership, including President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang, was the…
From Tiananmen to Growth: How Economic Performance Rebuilt the CCP’s Legitimacy
Dr Mohmmad Rizwan The social contract established post-Tiananmen massacre indicates that the current Communist regime cannot derive its legitimacy solely from…
Macron’s China Visit: Recalibrating Europe’s Strategic and Economic Priorities
At a time when geopolitical rivalry and geo-economic differences between France, the European Union and China are increasing,…
The G2 Reality: US-China Rivalry and India’s Path Beyond the Duopoly
The US-China clash in the technology field has become a key war; whoever wins in AI, quantum computing,…