ICS In The Media

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

Raviprasad Narayanan

Fighting for a Future

‘What is at stake for the young Hong Kong protestors‘

The Caravan
1 Jan 2020

Shyam Saran

With Rajapaksa’s back at helm, past must not shadow India-Lanka ties

‘Shyam Saran expressed deep disappointment in India’s decision to pull out of the RCEP and underlined that despite similar domestic arguments the decision of the Narsimha Rao government to liberalise the economy in 1991. ‘

SAWM
30 Nov 2019

Shyam Saran

India, Nepal must seek mutually acceptable solutions to controversy over new Map

‘The India-Nepal border is unique in that neither country has allowed a political boundary to interrupt the age-old traffic of people who share ties of kinship, religion and culture.‘

The Indian Express
27 Nov 2019

Madhurima Nundy Rama V Baru

Health policy pointers for India in China’s tryst with privatisation

‘The Chinese government’s role today is split between public funding of social insurance for curative services and provisioning of private healthcare.‘

THE ASIAN AGE
25 Nov 2019

Shyam Saran

India’s place in ‘Indo-Pacific’

‘Our influence is expanding, but the term is devoid of real operational significance.‘

The Tribune
5 Nov 2019