The pitfalls of Xi’s ‘Zero Covid’ policy
Srikanth Kondapalli China is reeling under a massive resurgence of the coronavirus, affecting an estimated 400 million…
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Zero or Hero: Assessing China’s Zero Covid Policy amidst Omicron-led surge in 2022
Riya Shah & Arjun Kumar When the Covid- 19 pandemic first broke out in Wuhan in 2020,…
Urbanisation, Housing, and Household Amenities in India and China
Urbanisation, housing, and household amenities in India and China | SHELTER, Volume 23, No.1, April 2022, Theme…
Three Narratives on China’s Economic Miracle
The hegemony of China with a $25 trillion economy, making it the largest economy in the world, is consequential. Its exponential growth over the past few decades has made it contribute to the global environment significantly. As part of its series, The State of the Economy- #EconDialogue, #IMPRI Center for the Study of Finance and Economics, IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, organized the IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk with Prof. S. Ramakrishna Velamuri, on the Three Narratives on China’s Economic Miracle on January 13, 2022.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits India: No amends in India foreign policy
Some two years into the military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi paid a short visit to India last week. The India leg of his trip was shrouded in secrecy even as other parts of the itinerary — Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nepal — were well publicised. In diplomacy, secret visits are sometimes intended to break long-standing logjams and demonstrate a commitment to the resolution of conflicts. But this was no such visit. It was primarily aimed at testing India’s resolve and assessing if changing global geopolitics made New Delhi more amenable to giving in to China, much like in the past.
Increasing Tensions between China and Taiwan Post the Russia Invasion of Ukraine
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, similarities are being drawn towards an impending Chinese military occupation of Taiwan. The 4 February joint statement between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping mentioned their respective positions in Ukraine and Taiwan. China’s social networking sites equated to the two cases of Ukraine and Taiwan.