International Relations in India & Beyond
The one-child policy in China was introduced with the motive to curb its ever-growing population crisis but little did the authorities know that it would lead to another crisis – the crisis of bride...
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval participated in a Track 1.5 event hosted by the US-India Business Council at the US Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, January 31st, 2023. The event was held in Washington...
South Africa has announced a joint military drill with China and Russia in the Cape Route waters, sparking concerns among defence analysts that the country may be using the two nations as “bargaining chips”...
The book “Invisible China: How China’s Urban-Rural divide threatens China’s rise” authored by Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell adopts a critical perspective on the sky-rocketing economy of China. There’s a caveat regarding the “inevitable...
China is reportedly planning an AI-warfare strategy for Taiwan based on “smart deterrence” concepts, which involve using AI and other emerging technologies to influence strategic-level decision-making. According to Ni Yongjie, deputy director of the...
South Korea strongly responded to the Chinese government’s announcement of lifting the zero COVID restrictions, which Beijing set up following strong international criticism of its response time when COVID-19 appeared in Wuhan in 2019....
China and Bhutan have announced that they have reached a “positive consensus” in their boundary negotiations, and will be moving forward with implementing their previously agreed upon three-step roadmap. This is a significant development...
The global events in recent years, the pandemic, supply chain disruptions, lack of critical technology supplies, cyberattacks etc. have highlighted the necessity of understanding Critical Digital Infrastructures. Unlike geographical spaces guarded by conventional forces...
The decline in exports is a sign of weak global demand as economies around the world continue to struggle with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fall in imports is also a reflection...
The unpremeditated United States retreat from Afghanistan following the August 15, 2021 capture of Kabul by the Taliban had many observers assume that the vacant space unceremoniously left by the West after two decades...
Afghanistan / China / Opinion
Rhetoric vs. Reality – China’s Diminishing Ambition in Afghanistan
12th January 2023
