ICS In The Media

Shamshad Khan

India and Japan seal $75bn currency swap deal

‘Modi and Abe sign slew of pacts, upgrading '2 plus 2' to ministerial level‘

Nikkei Asian Review
29 Oct 2018

Ashok K Kantha

Sri Lankan Crisis Cannot Be Seen Through India-China Prism: Former Indian Envoy

‘It would be incorrect to see the current political crisis in Sri Lanka, which has led to Mahinda Rajapaksa being sworn in as prime minister by president Maithirpala Sirisena...‘

The Wire
29 Oct 2018

Shamshad Khan

Modi-Abe summit to pave way for closer security cooperation

‘Leaders to discuss sharing military logistics as China watches warily‘

Nikkei Asian Review
26 Oct 2018

Gunjan Singh

Book Review: Jeanne-Marie Gescher. Becoming China: The Story Behind the State

‘Book Review of Jeanne-Marie Gescher. Becoming China: The Story Behind the State, published in the journal called Asian Affairs.‘

Asian Affairs
19 Oct 2018

Shyam Saran

India has to balance pressures from U.S., China and Russia

‘The former Foreign Secretary on the difficult waters in which India must chart its independent strategic trajectory.‘

The Hindu
17 Oct 2018

Anurag Viswanath

Japan-North Korea relations remain in a freeze – Shinzo Abe seeks an evolution of Yoshida Doctrine

‘Shinzo Abe seeks an evolution of Yoshida Doctrine. Abe has made constitutional revision high on the agenda, seeking the ‘birth of a new Japan’ before it hosts the 2020 Olympics.‘

Financial Express
13 Oct 2018

Prarthana Basu

Between BRI and the Indo-Pacific: The Geopolitics of the South Pacific

‘Prarthana Basu argues that the island countries of the region can use their strategic positioning for international bargaining on climate change‘

Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
10 Oct 2018

Shyam Saran

Internationalisation of Chinese currency

‘China, a large importer of Iranian oil, is likely to use its petro-yuan to bypass payment in dollars. This may offer India a possible solution.‘

Business Standard
9 Oct 2018

Saurav Sarkar

Did the US Give A Free Hand To China In The South China Sea?

‘American indifference might have spurred Beijing to rapidly strengthen its military presence in the South China Sea.‘

Eleventh Column
6 Oct 2018

Gunjan Singh

Tightrope walk for incoming Maldivian president

‘After the election there seems to be a shift from a pro-Chinese government to one that will favor India‘

Asia Times
3 Oct 2018