The dashboard is part of ORCA’s India-China Trade Project. Synopsis: The India-China Trade dashboard- Annual is a comprehensive visualisation of yearly merchandise trade between the two economies. It captures India’s imports and exports to China between 2011-12 to 2021-22 based on the Harmonised System (HS Codes).

Chinese media and strategic voices have shaped the narrative around the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict after the Pahalgam terrorist attack. Chinese coverage has largely echoed Pakistan’s version of events, casting India’s military actions as provocative while brushing over the initial attack. China's reporting, either characterized by misinformation or selective reporting, has been published to generate a perception of Pakistan’s actions as being successful and having the upper hand in the hostilities. Moreover, by failing to mention the buildup leading to military attacks from both sides and downplaying the nature of the terror attack on India, media narratives in China seek to hint that India’s response was unwarranted. Reports and commentaries also revel in the superiority of Chinese weapons like the J-10C fighter jet, PL-15E missile and HQ-9 air defence system. While state media coverage and Foreign Ministry statements may lean towards shielding or supporting Pakistan, China’s national and regional interests may dictate that it adopt a more practical position.

Religious exchanges, especially pilgrimages to Mount Kailash, have long symbolized the fluid cultural ties and contested sovereignties between India, Tibet, and China. The recent reopening of the Kailash yātrā reflects cautious Sino-Indian rapprochement post-Galwan. However, such religious engagement implicitly challenges Beijing’s authority in Tibet. Pilgrimage remains a subtle yet potent site of geopolitical tension and cultural assertion.

China's leaders have framed corruption as a threat to the Party’s existence and country’s stability. Several anti-corruption campaigns were carried out in the early years of the PRC, and the intensification of corruption since the reform and opening up of China prompted vigorous campaigns by successive leaders. Under Xi Jinping, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (中央纪律检查委员会) and National Supervisory Commission (国家监察委员会) have taken on greater significance. China's anti-corruption campaign since 2013 has investigated and prosecuted many high-level members of the Party, PLA and various institutions across the Party-State-Society spectrum in China. The far-reaching anti-corruption campaign conducted during Xi Jinping’s tenure has impacted elite politics in China as well as policy implementation.