INDIA'S SOFT PUSH FOR POWER IN SOUTH ASIA

Shaping a Favourable Tomorrow

The Special Issue “India’s Soft Push for Power in South Asia: Shaping A Favourable Tomorrow” was ideated keeping in mind the increasing need for Indian policymakers to mitigate challenges emerging against New Delhi’s South Asian policy. Through each chapter, contributed by emerging Indian scholars specializing in India’s neighborhood policy, the publications envisions new and existing strategies to effectively leverage India’s soft power appeal in South Asia. 

 
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India-China Trade Dashboard

The dashboard is part of ORCA’s India-China Trade Project.

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).

 
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MYANMAR AS A STRATEGIC PARTNER IN CHINA'S MARITIME SILK ROAD

Navigating Regional Opportunities and Challenges in the Bay of Bengal

Even though Myanmar is embroiled in political instability, the country is crucial for China’s Maritime Silk Route Initiative and Westward opening strategy. The recent appeal from Myanmar’s two ethnic armed organisations to China for brokering a peace deal between them and the military government gives a new opportunity for Beijing to end the political chaos. However, to what extent Beijing would use its leverage to mediate the two stakeholders and proceed with its BRI project is yet to be seen.

 
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THE MISSING GAPS OF SINO-PACIFIC ISLANDS RELATIONS

Pacific Geopolitical Maneuverings

In the past few years, bullish visions of China’s regional aspirations have dissipated as its own domestic economic realities have become clear. There has been a significant fall in China’s development spending in the Pacific since 2016. Observers have noted that this is linked to a decrease in Chinese loans across the region, although this has also been a global phenomenon. Expectations around the BRI in the Pacific have also been tempered as various projects have stalled with commentators observing that “half-finished Chinese skyscrapers stand in disrepair” in various Pacific Island countries.

 
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ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGNS IN CHINA

History, Impact and Institutions

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. 

 
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