ICS In The Media

Ashok K Kantha

Is the Quad rising after China’s challenge at the LAC?

‘As the Defence Minister pointed out, we are in the middle of an unprecedented situation. ‘

The Hindu
18 Sep 2020

Rajiv Ranjan

Frenemy to Foe: Changing contours of US-China ties under Trump

‘With prospects of convergence of strategic interests prompted by geopolitical calculations being overshadowed by divergences in social, cultural and political values — US-China were bound to decouple ‘

Observer Research Foundation
15 Sep 2020

Ashok K Kantha

Why India needs new confidence building measures to clarify LAC issue with China - Ashok K. Kantha

‘Though India & China have 5 border pacts, dating back to 1993, China has violated these in the Ladakh standoff. Experts warn that new measures shouldn’t limit India’s border activities.‘

The Print
15 Sep 2020

Santosh Pai

Chinese investments: Switching to the stealth mode

‘Instead of focusing on beneficial ownership, India can insist on residents retaining control‘

Financial Express
15 Sep 2020

Ashok K Kantha

The Print Debates

‘Here's why China is trying to redefine LAC on the ground & way forward in Ladakh: Featuring Ashok K. Kantha & Bambawale‘

The Print
13 Sep 2020

Rama V Baru Madhurima Nundy

‘Product of China’: India snubs its China-educated doctors even as Covid-19 runs rampant - Rama V. Baru & Madhurima Nundy

‘Thousands of Indian medical students who graduate in China are blocked from work on their return by the notorious Foreign Medical Graduate Exam‘

South China Morning Post
13 Sep 2020

Shamshad Khan

The LDP’s Internal Race to Replace Abe Is Already Sparking Controversy

‘With the “scaled-down” presidential election, LDP’s intra-party politics comes to the fore.‘

The Diplomat
11 Sep 2020

P K Anand

In China and India, street vendors face similar urban challenges

‘Visible in both China and India is a dominant vision of urbanity that perpetuates sanitised order and pristineness, devoid of any informal or irregular spatial practices.‘

Moneycontrol.com
10 Sep 2020

Aravind Yelery

Can China overcome paradoxes in National Health Planning?

‘From the century of turmoil through years of the Opium war, public health remained a matter of Imperial concerns. It did not only exert pressure domestically but also exposed dreading meritocracies within the imperial ‘

Observer Research Foundation
9 Sep 2020

Happymon Jacob

China’s LAC aggression, India’s obfuscation

‘There are important reasons for the government’s confusing claims, political grandstanding and blurring of facts.‘

The Hindu
8 Sep 2020