ICS In The Media

Anurag Viswanath

Can China really get off the zero-Covid tiger? Xi’s government remains wary of a U-turn despite great public anger against the Shanghai lockdown

‘Early signs of relaxation are now being seen but Shanghai, a city of 25 million, has been under a long lockdown – where those outside don’t want to get in and those inside want to get out.‘

The Times of India
11 Apr 2022

Anand P Krishnan

Clear or blurred? Viewing China through CPI(M)’s lens?

‘The 23rd congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) commenced in Kannur, in northern Kerala, from 6 April 2022. It is after ten years that Kerala is playing host‘

The New Indian Express
7 Apr 2022

Sandip Mishra

A New South Korean President: What Challenges Await Yoon Suk-Yeol?

‘In an exceptionally close South Korean presidential election, Yoon Suk-yeol of the opposition People Power Party (PPP) defeated Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party‘

Eurasiareview
5 Apr 2022

Hemant Adlakha

Japan-US-Korea Alliance: Beijing fears New Security Architecture in East Asia

‘South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol shares three common things with Japan’s recently elected PM Fumio Kishida – conservative leaning, hostility towards North Korea, and hate-China outlook.‘

Moderndiplomacy
2 Apr 2022

Prabir De

Time has come to realize the BIMSTEC dream

‘The 5th BIMSTEC Summit ended on March 30 in Colombo. The Summit adopted the BIMSTEC Charter for the first time, since its inception in 1997 ‘

The Economic Times
2 Apr 2022

Gautam Bambawale

China does not want to mend fences with India

‘We need to give some thought to how we can raise the economic costs to China for their military action in Eastern Ladakh. It may produce short term pain in India‘

Rediff.com
31 Mar 2022

Hemant Adlakha

War in Ukraine: Public Diplomacy ‘Argy-Bargy’ in Public, on China’s Weibo

‘Leaders from around the world have found a new social media platform in their political battlefield over the war in Ukraine‘

Indian Defence
24 Mar 2022

Gautam Bambawale

Why India must Keep China’s overtures at mending fences at Bay

‘Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi is expected to visit New Delhi shortly. This is being seen by some as an overture by the Chinese to rebuild fences with India.‘

The Times Of India
22 Mar 2022

Hemant Adlakha

NATO and Ukraine War Crisis: Time to Write NATO Obituary(海孟德•阿德拉卡：早就该给北约写讣告了)

‘Thirty years ago, there were many voices from the United States and Western Europe questioning that since the Cold War was over, NATO would not come to an end with it.‘

Guancha
22 Mar 2022

Hemant Adlakha

Russian war on Ukraine is strafing China’s BRI

‘The new Biden administration, it is believed, inherited as Trumpian legacy twin China-specific policies of bipartisan consensus among the US political elite, among other things‘

Moderndiplomacy
17 Mar 2022