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Flavors of Chinese Foreign Policy in the Indian Ocean Region; By Mohammed Faraz
Image Courtesy: The Conversation Article No. 08/2019 China’s foreign policy maneuvers intended at expanding its influence over the entire...

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Feb 11, 20195 min read


INF Treaty Withdrawal by the US and its Impact on India – An Analysis; By Subramanyam Sridharan
Image Courtesy: The Guardian Article No. 06/2019 It was on October 20, 2018, that the US President Donald Trump announced his intention...

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Feb 6, 201925 min read


Securing the Indo-Pacific; Interview with Cmde. R. S. Vasan IN (Retd.)
Article No. 71/2018 Courtesy: Asia Defence Expo & Conference Series 2019 The following is an interview with Commodore RS Vasan IN...

Chennai Centre for China Studies
Dec 13, 20185 min read


Full text of Keynote address delivered by Commodore RS Vasan IN (Retd)
At the 50th anniversary Commemorative event on “Coastal Security, Indian Oceanic Nations & Coastal Community” Article No. 70/2018 (The...

Chennai Centre for China Studies
Dec 11, 201813 min read
Pakistan should be wary of Chinese designs in Gilgit & Baltistan; By JK Verma
Image Courtesy: South Asia Monitor Article No. 57/2018 The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is Chinese President Xi Jinping’s dream...

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Sep 27, 20184 min read


India-China Yin Yang in Tibet; By Col. R. Hariharan VSM (Retd.)
Image Courtesy: India Legal/UNI Article No. 048/2018 Courtesy: India Legal, July 8, 2018 The latest military drill conducted by China in...

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Jul 10, 20184 min read


China & India: Power Play in Maldives; By Francis Roy
Image courtesy: Twitter@PMOIndia/ FirstPost Article No. 046/2018 Introduction China has been making forays into Maldives by investing...

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Jul 7, 201815 min read


Maritime Strategy for India, China and Japan in the Indo-Pacific Region; By Commodore R. S. Vasan IN
Image Courtesy: Chatham House Article No. 043/2018 Asian Century? It is often said that the 19th century belonged to the British, the...

Chennai Centre for China Studies
Jul 3, 201812 min read


Pakistan Tries To Merge Gilgit And Baltistan; By Jai Kumar Verma
Image Courtesy: Indian Defence Review Article No. 035/2018 Courtesy: Aviation & Defence universe Ministry of External Affairs summoned...

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Jun 4, 20186 min read


South China Sea: Chinese Nuclear Capable Bombers Land on Woody Island; By Carlyle A. Thayer
Image Courtesy: NDTV Article No. 034/2018 Courtesy: Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, May 20, 2018 We are following up on today’s...

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May 29, 20183 min read


Ethnicity, Identity and Nationality: A Case Study of Rohingya Problem; By Col. R. Hariharan VSM (Ret
Image Courtesy: The Indian Express Article No. 029/2018 Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group [This is an updated version of the paper...

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May 14, 201829 min read


Japan-India Maritime Cooperation; By Commodore R. Seshadri Vasan IN (Retd.)
Image Courtesy: NDTV Article No. 028/2018 Courtesy: Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IJCCI) The close relations between Japan...

Chennai Centre for China Studies
May 7, 20181 min read


India’s Tripping Point; By Col. R. Hariharan VSM (Retd.)
Image Courtesy: India Legal Article No. 019/2018 Courtesy: India Legal “The annual budgets for the armed forces have shown declining...

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Mar 26, 20184 min read


Special Address delivered by Cmde. R. S. Vasan IN (Retd.) at two-day Symposium on ‘National Security
Image Courtesy: Defence View Article No. 018/2018 The following is the full text of the Special Address delivered by Cmde. R. S. Vasan IN...

Chennai Centre for China Studies
Mar 19, 201813 min read


The French Connection in the Indian Ocean; By Commodore R. Seshadri Vasan IN (Retd.)
Image courtesy: France’s Overseas Territories/Hoshie, via Wikimedia Commons Article No. 016/2018 There are high expectations about the...

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Mar 8, 20186 min read


Defence Forces: A Low Priority?; By Col. R. Hariharan VSM (Retd.)
Image courtesy: India Legal Article No. 011/2018 Courtesy: India Legal Civil-military relations in India have been on a downslide for a...

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Feb 28, 20186 min read


Book Review: Personalities involved in China’s acculturation process in Tibet; By Col. R. Hariharan
Image courtesy: KW Publishers Article No. 010/2018 ‘Cadres of Tibet’, By Jayadeva Ranade, KW Publishers Pvt. Ltd. (2018). Recently, the...

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Feb 26, 20184 min read


Book Review of ‘Xi Jinping’s China’; By Amb. M. Ganapathi IFS (Retd.)
Image courtesy: KW Publishers Article No. 009/2018 ‘Xi Jinping’s China’, By Jayadeva Ranade, KW Publishers Pvt. Ltd. (2017). The 21st...

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Feb 26, 201812 min read
Southeast Asia: Military Procurement in the Philippines and Thailand; By Carlyle A. Thayer
Article No. 003/2018 Courtesy: Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, January 19, 2018 We are preparing a report regarding military...

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Feb 1, 20186 min read


How Modi can resolve the China problem (Part 2); By B S Raghavan
Image: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Xi’an during the Indian leader’s visit to China in May 2015....

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Jan 22, 20186 min read
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