Srikanth Kondapalli

Srikanth Kondapalli

Dean, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
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Strategic Realignment: How China’s Growth is Redefining Japan’s Foreign Policy

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A storm is brewing around a race for leadership in Asia, with China rising further as a global force, at the Centre of it. The immediate trigger was Japan’s “iron lady” Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent statement in Parliament that China’s military invasion of Taiwan would be an “existential crisis” to Japan. This is possible as any invasion of Taiwan could disturb the Indo-Pacific sea lanes of communications that now converge on Taiwan. Japan, in the 1930s, assiduously protected these trade routes.

Caught Between Superpowers, India Stays Guarded

India

At the centre of the issue is the US goods trade deficit with China – $295.4 billion in 2024. President Donald Trump, in his 2016 election campaign, said China was “raping” the US. It needs to be noted that while China, Mexico, and Canada had massive trade surpluses with the US, the latter imposed tariffs on almost all countries.

India-China Relations: Trade Challenges, Border Tensions, and Strategic Balancing

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Srikanth Kondapalli Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Tianjin to attend the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting had triggered widespread expectations on offsetting the damage caused by the United States’ 50% tariffs, ushering in a multipolar world , and…

Tianjin Signals Turbulence Ahead as Power Politics Test SCO Unity

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China pulled off a spectacular show last week at the port city of Tianjin by inviting more than 20 world leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin to the 25th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

Shaping a Multipolar Agenda: India’s Strategic Role at the 25th SCO Summit

Shaping a Multipolar Agenda: India’s Strategic Role at the 25th SCO Summit

Having made incremental progress in getting the Pahalgam terror attacks inscribed in the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit joint statement at Tianjin, and enhancing personal rapport with other leaders, India is now confident of weathering the emerging gloomy global geopolitics.

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