Democratic Reform and the Peace Process: The UN, Myanmar, and China

Vijay K Nambiar

Seminar | 14 June 

For two decades the military regime in Myanmar was the object of international isolation, sanctions and annual 'finger pointing' resolutions adopted against it by the UNGA. The Chinese government has moved with fresh energy to encourage the peace process impressing on both government negotiations and ethnic armed groups.

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China's Belt and Road Initiative: Assessment, Implications and India's Response

Shyam Saran, PS Raghavan, and Jabin T Jacob

Roundtable Discussion | 7 June

In mid-May, China hosted its first heads of governments /state-level event under its Belt and Road Initiative(BRI) where India did not participate.The discussion examined how other countries view BRI and what grounds might be found for a common approach India can take with other countries in the matter.

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Towards 19th Party Congress: Xi Jinping Consolidates His Position

Krishan Varma 

Seminar | 31 May

Since 2012, Xi Jinping has steadily consolidated power.Assuming concurrently the post of party General Secretary, President, and Chairman,  CMC, he has methodically proceeded to eliminate all vestiges of the power of rival factions, most notably that of  Jiang  Zemin and Hu  Jintao.

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CHINA REPORT 
Volume 53 | Issue 2 | May 2017
 
India and China in Asia
Kishan Rana | Guest Editor’s Introduction
 

This Special Issue of China Report looks at the ramifications of China’s ambitious new connectivity project, across continental Asia and Europe, and the maritime canvas of the Indo-Pacific oceanic regions, which brings Eastern Africa in its ambit. The essays carried here examine, from varied perspectives, the India–China relationship, contextualised against these evolving backdrops. They are intended to stimulate dialogue and research. 

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ICS ANALYSIS
 
Regional and Sub-regional Cooperation in Health Security: India and China
Madhurima Nundy | Issue No. 46 | June 2017
 
The main focus area in international relations includes security strategic affairs and foreign policy. Public health has mostly been peripheral in international relations and has been limited to being a domestic policy concern. More recently, however, there is an acknowledgment of health as an important domain of international relations.The paper discussed the importance of cooperation between China and India in maintaining health security.
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The ICS Blog is a platform for an open dialogue that aims to inform and enlighten, especially young scholars and analysts on contemporary issues related to China and East Asia.
 
Artificial Intelligence and China's Future
 
 Shruti Anup Kumar 
1 June
 
China's Technological Success in Manufacturing
 
 Amitava Banik
29 May
 
Does Chinese Public Opinion on North Korea Affect China's Foreign Policy?
 
 Niyati Shetty
26 May
 
 
 
Moody's Downgrades China for the First Time Since 1989
 
 Aravind Yelery 
WION Gravitas| 24 May 2017
 
Looking China in the Eye
 
 Shyam Saran
Indian Express | 22 May 2017
India's World: Challenges of a Nuclear North Korea
 
 Jabin T Jacob
Rajya Sabha TV | 21 May 2017
 
 
 
 
 
"We Shall Move North": Sikkim in the Aftermath of the 1962 Sino-Indian Conflict
 
Swati Chawla 
Wednesday Seminar | 28 June | ICS Seminar Room | 3 pm
 
Public-Private Partnerships in Health Care: China and India
 
Rama Baru and Madhurima Nundy
Wednesday Seminar | 5 July | ICS Seminar Room| 3 pm
 
 
Is a China-centric World Order Inevitable?
Launch of ICS Lecture Series 
Shyam Saran
 ICS Lecture Series| 20 July | IIC | 6 pm
 
 
 
 
 
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