ICS In The Media

Anurag Viswanath

Wuhan impact on China: With a formidable GDP of $14.37 trillion, the country will recover and bounce back in business

‘Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, was long known for its car factories and the Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation (WISCO). Today, Wuhan has come to be known as the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak.‘

Financial Express
22 Feb 2020

Anand P Krishnan

Coronavirus exposes the brittleness of China's economic prowess

‘The COVID-19 outbreak has not only brought to fore the employment uncertainty workers face in the service sector but has also showed China’s incapacity to come up with a formal solution to this. ‘

Moneycontrol.com
18 Feb 2020

Anurag Viswanath

Huawei conundrum: Global collaboration’ continues to elude Chinese giant; India testing waters

‘While several American allies such as Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan are not engaging with Huawei, countries such as France, Germany and even India are testing waters‘

Financial Express
17 Feb 2020

Alka Acharya

The Silver Bullet’s Ricochet

‘With China’s might and security concerns impinging on the prospects of Indian businesses, Dasgupta offers a primer on making the most of bilateral trade opportunities.‘

Outlook
17 Feb 2020

Shyam Saran

Keep the RCEP option open

‘By not joining the trading arrangement, India risks becoming a rule taker rather than a rule maker‘

Business Standard
10 Feb 2020

Anurag Viswanath

Tough times for China Model: Chinese Year of the Rat begins with metaphorical ‘plague’

‘China’s crisis illustrates that ‘top down’ is not a one-way street of fairy break-neck development but comes at a huge cost‘

Financial Express
8 Feb 2020

Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman

INFORMAL MARKETS AND FUZZY FLOWS IN FRAGILE BORDER ZONES

‘This paper examines the different perspectives of the border visible at local, unofficial markets held on the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya.‘

antiAtlas Journal
5 Feb 2020

Anurag Viswanath

Behind Myanmar -China pauk phaw relations

‘Irrespective of India’s Look East, US sanctions or UK sanctions in Myanmar, China has been out there in Myanmar, parked with a consistent policy and focus—and backed by economic muscle.‘

Financial Express
1 Feb 2020

Shyam Saran

View: Ominous signs for India as China regains pole position in Myanmar

‘As an ASEAN country, Myanmar is also India’s gateway to South-East Asia. No Act East policy is possible without Myanmar’s active participation.‘

The Economic Times
24 Jan 2020

Anand P Krishnan

Why BRI through India is wishful thinking at best

‘Subramanian Swamy’s comments on the Mumbai and Kolkata ports provides the opportunity to highlight the pressing concern of weak infrastructural capacities in India.‘

Moneycontrol.com
23 Jan 2020