CHINA STUDIES
China Studies as a whole brings into perspective the rising power’s mounting economic, military and diplomatic clout that certainly has the aptitude to either overturn or sustain the current contemporary world order. The Center broadly examines China’s international strategic thinking and conduct, foreign and security policy, and the impact of domestic politics and economy on China’s foreign relations. It further addresses China’s emergence in the face of the world in flux, domestic politics, economy, society, culture, People’s Liberation Army and Tibet Autonomous Region and most importantly her engagement with each of South Asian country.
ARTICLES
Does Chinese IR Theory Present an Alternative to Mainstream Theory?
Chinese IR continues to be highly patriarchal and the absence of women in Chinese IR discourse is a major flaw that practitioners of Chinese IR need to address.
Geopolitical Implications of China’s BRI: Perspectives from South Asia
If China’s BRI proceed without any geopolitical intention, and honestly facilitate the regional integration and economic cooperation, India and Bhutan might also join BRI in future.
Implications of the New National Security Law on Hong Kong’s Political Landscape
The erosion of the city’s promised autonomy is a severe setback to the idea of democracy cherished across the world, and only adds further credence to the skepticism and anxiety about the rise of China.
Sino-US Technology Decoupling: Huawei and the Chip Wars
The methods adopted by the Trump administration appear disruptive in the short-term, it should be remembered that the Chinese ‘mercantilist’ behavior, if not tempered down, will have deleterious effects on the western technological dominance as a whole.
Power Matrix of the Region: Rapidly Evolving Contours of Sino-Pak Relations Vulnerate India and the US
It is time for India to make drastic changes in its foreign policy. It is a political suicide to continue with its pro-American foreign policy at the cost of isolation and indifference in the region.
China’s Soft Power in Cambodia and Myanmar
Albeit with the billions of dollars China is investing in its soft power, it has yet to see any momentous improvement in its image in Southeast Asia, leaving a vacuum of admiration in its neighborhood.
Is the Emerging China Nexus Forcing the EU to Evade Responsibilities in Belarus?
The Chinese are now heavily investing in debt-ridden European companies at lucrative prices to save them from the economic downfall of the pandemic, while upgrading their R&D facilities in the EU’s single market.
Is QUAD the US “Latest Toy” to Thwart China’s Growth?
The Indian EAM Jaishankar’s remarks after the QUAD talks in Tokyo that “it’s a matter of satisfaction that Indo-Pacific concept has gained increasingly wider acceptance” might have only further strengthened what the Chinese scholars have maintained all these years.