Abanti Bhattacharya

The Indian government’s response to the ongoing protests in Tibet has been to merely state its “distress” about the situation and reaffirm its position that Tibet is an “internal” affair...

• Abanti Bhattacharya |
• April 04, 2008 |
• IDSA Comments

Ongoing protests in Tibet, coinciding with the commemoration of the 49th anniversary of the 1959 March Uprising, was not unexpected given that China is only a few months away from...

• Abanti Bhattacharya |
• March 19, 2008 |
• IDSA Comments

Wen Jiabao's three-day visit to Japan starting on April 11, 2007 was the first visit by a Chinese Premier in seven years. It has been hailed as an 'ice-melting' visit,...

• Abanti Bhattacharya |
• April 25, 2007 |
• IDSA Comments

Chinese nationalism primarily represents Han nationalism and ignores ethnic minority sub-nationalisms and identities in the larger cause of the state's unity and integrity. The Chinese state calls for submerging of...

• Abanti Bhattacharya |
• March 2007 |
• Strategic Analysis

Refuting China's claim over Arunachal Pradesh, India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee firmly reiterated that "The whole of Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India." Coming as it did...

• Abanti Bhattacharya |
• November 21, 2006 |
• IDSA Comments

The two-day China-Africa Summit on November 4 and 5, 2006 in Beijing, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-Africa diplomatic ties, created a new milestone in China's...

• Abanti Bhattacharya |
• November 07, 2006 |
• IDSA Comments

The October 9 North Korean nuclear test has emerged as a major diplomatic challenge as well as an opportunity for China. China has sent mixed signals in response to the...

• Abanti Bhattacharya |
• October 2006 |
• Strategic Analysis

On August 15, 2006, the Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement strongly protesting Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's latest visit to the Yasukuni Shrine. Koizumi’s six consecutive visits since he...

• Abanti Bhattacharya |
• August 23, 2006 |
• IDSA Comments

On July 1, 2006 China inaugurated the world's highest railway - a 710-mile (1,956 kms) line connecting Golmud with Lhasa. It traverses 550 kms of unstable permafrost, reaching the heights...

• Abanti Bhattacharya |
• July 07, 2006 |
• IDSA Comments

Communist China, which has so far pursued a policy of state-sponsored repression of religion, has suddenly begun to promote a revival of Buddhism. This has deeper significance than what meets...

• Abanti Bhattacharya |
• June 23, 2006 |
• IDSA Comments