An analysis of these exercises reveals some interesting insights into the People's Liberation Army (PLA) thinking, its priorities, areas of interest and countries of concern.

• Mandip Singh
• March 21, 2013
• IDSA Comments

The PLA has been laying emphasis on human resource management. Recruitment, salaries, living standards, perks and education are likely to get an impetus with attendant advantages of morale, motivation and technology absorption.

• Mandip Singh
• March 18, 2013
• IDSA Comments

Apparently, serving the PLA is no longer a very attractive option and there seem to be issues of lack of motivation among the new recruits to make the supreme sacrifice.

• Mandip Singh
• March 12, 2013
• IDSA Comments

If the BRICS Development Bank comes up, it will not only be a big moment for BRICS itself, but also for the global financial structure where the role, stake and space of the developing world will grow massively.

• Jagannath P. Panda
• March 08, 2013
• IDSA Comments

Despite nearly a hundred persons having immolated themselves over the last few years, these events have passed by without much notice, let alone reaction.

• Yeshi Choedon
• February 12, 2013
• IDSA Comments

Beijing’s smog, while recurrent, has been at its worst this winter and is an example of what is wrong with China’s political economy.

• Avinash Godbole
• January 15, 2013
• IDSA Comments

China seems to have made this move to strengthen its claim to disputed marine territories by conducting “surveys” which a country normally does in its own territory.

• Bijoy Das
• January 11, 2013
• IDSA Comments

The CCP is so concerned about stability and peace that the only way it thinks it can continue in power is by controlling what the Chinese people read and listen to.

• Gunjan Singh
• January 08, 2013
• IDSA Comments

With Abe taking a nationalistic stance and confronting China over the Senkakus, India-Japan cooperation could suffer since it does not seem to be in India’s interest to confront China.

• Adrien Frossard
• January 08, 2013
• Issue Brief

Rule of Law means displacing the CCP from its paramount position. Historical evolution suggests that the new system has to be either liberal democracy or a system with a Chinese nomenclature but with a liberal essence.

• Prashant Kumar Singh
• January 07, 2013
• IDSA Comments

Xi Jinping’s speeches and actions have elaborated upon three major themes: upholding the market economy, adopting measures against ‘formalism and bureaucracy’, and endorsing the Rule of Law.

• Prashant Kumar Singh
• December 28, 2012
• IDSA Comments

Although Shinzo Abe is aggressively pushing for revising the Constitution, the LDP’s ally, New Komeito, remains opposed to the idea arguing that it will change the nature and duties of Japan’s defence force.

• Shamshad A. Khan
• December 26, 2012
• Issue Brief

China’s escalation of the Senkaku ownership dispute by commencing air patrols over the islands by OSA aircraft has the potential to trigger a war between China and Japan.

• Vivek Kapur
• December 24, 2012
• Issue Brief

The Indian political class should seriously ponder without engaging in fruitless ideological debates – for we may be leaving ourselves with no choice – whether to acquiesce to a China-dominated commercial and economic landscape in Asia.

• R. S. Kalha
• December 24, 2012
• IDSA Comments

Rebuilding Japan’s foreign policy will be another challenge for the Abe Administration, especially in view of the rising tension between Japan and its neighbouring states - China and South Korea – over territorial disputes.

• Pranamita Baruah
• December 20, 2012
• IDSA Comments

With China increasingly wary of the developments taking place on its Pacific seaboard, it would perhaps be in a much better frame of mind to listen to Indian concerns.

• R. S. Kalha
• December 19, 2012
• IDSA Comments

The issuance of these ordinances will not only add to the growing tensions in the disputed areas, specifically the South China Sea, but also add to the growing suspicions about Chinese intent.

• Sarabjeet Singh Parmar
• December 08, 2012
• IDSA Comments

The SED is an important forum that can render valuable service to the cause of greater economic cooperation and work like an effective confidence building measure.

• Prashant Kumar Singh
• November 30, 2012
• IDSA Comments

Coincidentally or not, China’s maritime disputes with its neighbours in the littoral have been gaining global attention ever since Obama’s announcement in January 2012 of his country’s “pivot” strategy in the Asia-Pacific.

• Sarosh Bana
• November 26, 2012
• IDSA Comments

By first crossing the McMahon Line and then retreating north beyond the McMahon Line on the conclusion of hostilities, the Chinese only served to further reinforce the validity of the McMahon Line as the international frontier.

• R. S. Kalha
• November 21, 2012
• IDSA Comments