Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda’s article ‘What China’s Communist Party Centenary Means for India;’ has been published in The National Interest.
The article argues India must anticipate a brasher, more formidable international outlook that puts China ahead of all. New Delhi’s immediate challenge will be managing an authoritarian China while not allowing already damaged Indian-Chinese ties to collapse further. In other words, India’s leadership will be tested to maintain a balance between “relationship” management to “regime” management with China. The CCP will be looking to push its limits and test the resolve of its competitors, and India would definitely be a critical component on its foreign policy radar.