M.S. Prathibha

There is a need to close the perception gap in India’s assessment of the state of Chinese politics, to distinguish between transformation and conflict, and respond accordingly.

• Published: December 20, 2018
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Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr MS Prathibha’s article on India-China relations titled ‘Perceptions and Misperceptions in India-China Relations’ was published in the Op-Ed/Art section of  East Asia Forum on October 20, 2017.

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• Published: 20 October, 2017

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr MS Pratibha’s analysis on the contest between India and China over Myanmar, titled ‘India and China’s Contest for Influence over Myanmar’ was published in ‘The Kootneeti’ on October 4, 2017.

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• Published: 4 October, 2017

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr MS Pratibha’s chapter on CPEC titled ‘China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’ was published in ‘One Belt One Road: China's Global Outreach’, edited by Srikanth Kondapalli and Hu Xiaowen.

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• Published: 19 September, 2017

The strategic dialogue should focus on the fundamentals of shared beliefs and political culture, and be supported by widespread engagement at the provincial, governmental and academic levels.

• Published: March 29, 2017
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The leadership transition in the Rocket Forces shows that the service is not only integrating with other services but that its officials are increasingly called upon to other services to facilitate joint training and exercises.

• Published: June 06, 2016
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• Published: November 2015
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Even if China has not stated that it cannot settle the border question with India in the immediate future, its actions certainly hint at its preference for border peace and control over an early resolution.

• Published: July 14, 2015
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The chapter analyses the potential roles and expectations of India regarding Korean unification. India has played a historic role during the Korean War followed by a long period of reticence about the peninsular affairs. As India engages more with East Asia, India’s interest in inter-Korean affairs is consistent with its principles of a democratic and independent Korea achieving unification through dialogue between the two Koreas. India’s own history in reconstruction efforts in conflict zones and institutional support in democratic institutions may help in the process of Korean Unification.

Tha Chapter published in the book Global Expectations for Korean Unification

• Published: 6 May, 2014

Following on Xi Jinping vision of ‘fight war, win war’, the Chinese military spending is shifting towards higher technology weapons and equipment and training and also illustrates its aim to institute reforms related to troop’s operational commands, organisation and training.

• Published: April 21, 2014
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