ICS Analysis

The recent economic slowdown in China has evoked mixed reactions. Those who see China’s rise as a threat to the current order are relieved.

A close examination of the US-China dynamic would help the Indian discourse communities address the „power‟ factor in great power relationships from a variety of perspectives.

Chinese reactions/responses to India‟s testing of Agni-V have been multifaceted.

The ides of March in China saw the dismissal of Bo Xilai, Party Secretary of Chongqing, one of China’s four major city-level provinces.

India’s response to the ‘rise’ of China in the IOR could greatly benefit from the insights from International Relations (IR) theories of realism and social constructivism.

The 15th round of SR-level talks between India and China scheduled for 28-29 November 2011 in New Delhi were postponed just two days before they were to be held.