Public-Private Partnerships in Health Care: China and India

Rama V. Baru and Madhurima Nundy

The traditional boundaries between the government and private sector have blurred in the health service system resulting in a number of public-private partnerships (PPP). PPP arrangements in health have increased during the period of economic reforms.

Chinese Behaviour and Actions in South China sea : Implications for India, Australia, and the Region

Christopher Roberts

 China’s claims in the South China Sea conflict with the territorial rights of Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia. China’s actions – including the large-scale construction of artificial islands and their subsequent militarisation - have infringed on the sovereign rights of claimant states such as the Philippines as declared by binding international law. 

Is a China-centric World Order Inevitable?

Shyam Saran 

Our world is at an inflexion point. The old and familiar world order is passing but the emerging order is both fluid and uncertain. As China continues to expand its economic and military capabilities and projects a global leadership role, is a China-centric world order an inevitability? 

To reform its image internationally and among its neighbourhood, China has not only created regional institutions such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) but also has preferred 'layers of multilateralism' (Wu 2008) with neighbouring regions.