East Asia
India-China Special Representatives Talks: Focus on Trust Building
Although not much is expected from this round of border talks, some incremental forward movement cannot be ruled out in terms of creating additional institutional mechanisms to deal with frequent border transgressions from the Chinese side.
Challenges Before Japan in 2012
This Issue Brief assesses the pitfalls and opportunities as well as the likely course of action that the Japanese political leadership is going to define in the coming months.
The Implications of Noda’s Visit to India
Noda’s visit to India is a demonstration of Japan’s long-term commitment to scale up India–Japan bilateral ties to a higher trajectory.
Exciting times for Taiwan
Like in earlier elections in Taiwan this time too the polls are a close contest both at the Presidential and Parliamentary levels.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Cooperation Problems on Human Rights
Though the original focus of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was primarily economic cooperation, the adoption of the ASEAN charter in November 2007 officially included cooperation o
Examining China's Hydro-Behaviour: Peaceful or Assertive?
China is a thirsty country desperately in need of water—a lot of it.
‘Social Capital’ and its Significance in Reimagining Chindia
Writings on India–China relations in recent years are increasingly seen to be imputing Machiavellian realism to the political and, increasingly, economic sphere of interaction.
China's Growing Economic Presence in Ukraine and Belarus
China is gradually increasing its economic and commercial presence in Eastern Europe by signing bilateral agreements with countries that are still in transition, some of which are members of the Europ
Should India ‘Be East’ or Be Eurasian?
The recent fad among Western security commentaries is to portray India as a natural member of East Asian political life.
2011: A Strategic Survey
The year 2011 will stand out in history as the year of the Arab Spring, when people in Northern Africa and West Asia rose up against tyranny and revolted for political emancipation.
