Doklam stand off

Chinese defense minister to visit India: Sign of recovering military ties ?

By Policy Research July 27, 2018

Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe will visit India in August in a sign of recovering military relations after the 73-day Doklam standoff last year. “Defense departments of China and India are communicating about the visit. Related information will be released at proper time,” defense ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang told a routine …

BRICS Summit: Beijing’s ‘LeT, JeM’ position victory for New Delhi’s diplomacy

By Policy Research September 7, 2017

In recent years, China has been increasingly resorting to ‘coercive, assertive practices’ to achieve its goals in the Asia-Pacific region but at Xiamen, the desire to make the BRICS summit successful ahead of the congress of its ruling Communist Party appears to have influenced Beijing’s decision-making process on Doklam and its position on Pakistan-based …