ICS In The Media

Shantanu Roy Chaudhury

The Ukraine War and an Emboldened China on the LAC

‘The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, which started a destructive war that continues today, was a watershed moment in warfare and diplomacy‘

The Diplomat
15 Apr 2023

N K Janardhanan

Critical Minerals for Net-Zero Transition: How the G7 can Address Supply Chain Challenges and Socioenvironmental Spillover

‘As the world’s most developed economies, the Group of Seven (G7) countries play a crucial role in leading the transition to net-zero, which necessitates the use of critical minerals (CMs) ‘

Asian Development Bank Institute
15 Apr 2023

Jabin T Jacob

India’s Tepid Response to China’s Renaming in Arunachal Pradesh Ignores Larger Consequences

‘In early April, China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs issued a notification that ‘standardized some geographical names‘

Deccan Herald
12 Apr 2023

Hemant Adlakha

Ghost of Kong Yiji Returns to Haunt China After 100 Years: Who he is and Why he is Back

‘As the curtain drew on this year’s “two sessions,” the Chinese state media was busy accusing the country’s millions of unemployed university graduates of being “picky” and not giving up their “Kong Yiji long gown.‘

The Indian Express
11 Apr 2023

Jabin T Jacob Anand P Krishnan

Never Wishes to End the War; Greedy Eyed China; Discomfort for India

‘യുക്രെയ്നിലെ അതിക്രമങ്ങളുടെ പേരിൽ ഒട്ടേറെ രാജ്യങ്ങളുടെ വിമർശനം ഏറ്റുവാങ്ങി നിൽക്കുകയാണ് റഷ്യ. പ്രസിഡ...‘

Malayala Manorama
3 Apr 2023

Hemant Adlakha

U.S. Is Threatening to Default China Debt Repayment, What Will Beijing Do?

‘Financial experts say the ramifications of the continuing US-China political rivalry are now increasingly being manifested in arenas other than geopolitics – in the speeding up of the Renminbi’s exit from the dollar.‘

Modern Diplomacy
28 Mar 2023

Shantanu Roy Chaudhury

China-India Choice Splits Maldives Presidential Politics

‘Maldives is expected to go to polls in September 2023. The vote will elect the parliament and the president, the head of government. In Maldives’ 2019 parliamentary election‘

The Diplomat
25 Mar 2023

Hemant Adlakha

As US-China tug of war intensifies, why the clock is ticking for TikTok in America

‘With nearly half of America’s population and two-thirds of American teens using the Chinese app every month, the US administration is determined‘

The Indian Express
24 Mar 2023

Hemant Adlakha

Ma Ying-jeou’s Trip to China Sparks Pushback – From Taiwanese and Chinese Alike

‘Ma Ying-jeou made history when he met with Xi Jinping on November 7, 2015, in Singapore. This was the first face-to-face meeting between presidents of the Republic of China and People’s Republic of China‘

The Diplomat
23 Mar 2023

Jabin T Jacob

Power play in Moscow: What China hopes to gain from Xi’s meeting with Putin

‘Xi Jinping sees in Vladimir Putin an ally in the opposition to Western liberal ideas and a US-led global order. While the Chinese are no doubt calculating‘

The Indian Express
22 Mar 2023