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How Does China Study Central Asia?: A conversation with Frank Maracchione on Central Asia studies in China.
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How Does China Study Central Asia?
Quick Glance: China's Research on Central Asia
  • Exploring China's involvement in Central Asia

  • Chinese research is more diverse than assumed

  • Evolution in Chinese thinking on Central Asia

  • Impact of state narratives on research
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Sweden Joins NATO: Implications for the Indo-Pacific: As NATO looks eastward with an eye on China, Sweden’s accession will also impact Indo-Pacific countries.
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Sweden Joins NATO: Implications for the Indo-Pacific
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China Courts Nepal’s New Left Alliance Government : Less than three weeks after taking office, Nepal's new foreign minister is on a week-long tour of China.
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China Courts Nepal’s New Left Alliance Government 
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Challenges for the Army: Politicisation, Prioritising Counter-Insurgency and a Modernising Adversary
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The Return of the Left Alliance in Nepal Changes Regional Power Dynamics: With the pro-India Nepali Congress out of the ruling coalition, and the China-friendly ...
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The Return of the Left Alliance in Nepal Changes Regional Power Dynamics
Quick Glance: Nepal's Political Landscape Transformed by Left Alliance's Comeback
  • Following the exit of the pro-India Nepali Congress from the government coalition and the entry of the China-friendly CPN-UML, a shift in Nepal's diplomacy is anticipated.

  • The Left Alliance makes its third return in Nepal, having severed ties with the Nepali Congress to ally with its former arch-rival, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) or CPN-UML.

  • Potential conflicts over leadership positions may arise within the Left Alliance due to power dynamics between the strong personalities of Dahal and Oli.

  • China and India play crucial roles in the evolving power dynamics in Nepal, with China seeking to increase its influence and India facing challenges in trade and diplomatic relations.
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How Would India Respond in a Taiwan Contingency?: As bilateral ties strengthen, will India disrupt its ambiguous Taiwan policy?
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How Would India Respond in a Taiwan Contingency?
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Can the IMEC address the Red Sea crisis? | Explained: Global supply chains face challenges due to Red Sea crisis, prompting exploration of alternate trade routes ...
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China’s Belt and Road and Its Alternatives: Competing or Complementary?: Promoting various economic corridors as “alternatives” to the BRI misses the mark ...
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China’s Belt and Road and Its Alternatives: Competing or Complementary?
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Bangladesh seeks careful balance between China and India : India and China are competing for influence in Bangladesh and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina looks to ...
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Hedging ‘Light’: Italy’s Intermezzo With China’s Belt and Road Initiative: What explains Rome’s brief engagement with the BRI?
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Hedging ‘Light’: Italy’s Intermezzo With China’s Belt and Road Initiative
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India-Maldives row: PM Muizzu seeks Chinas support to boost tourism: India-Maldives row: PM Muizzu seeks Chinas support to boost tourism
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Quick Glance: Tensions Rise Between India and Maldives After Modi's Beach Visit
  • Criticism of Modi's trip to promote tourism on nearby Indian islands

  • Image of Modi on beach sparks heated reactions in the Maldives

  • Lakshadweep resembles the Maldives, but much smaller

  • Maldivians insult Indian tourists and India on social media
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India-Maldives row: PM Muizzu seeks Chinas support to boost tourism: India-Maldives row: PM Muizzu seeks Chinas support to boost tourism
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PNM receives 40 prestigious awards for consistently empowering Indonesian women - Front Row - The Jakarta Post
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China’s efforts to soften up Australia test Canberra’s steadfastness: China’s efforts to soften up Australia test Canberra’s steadfastness
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China’s efforts to soften up Australia test Canberra’s steadfastness
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Recent Study Compares Reality And Rhetoric Of Chinese Development Projects In Developing Countries| Countercurrents
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Rising cost of funds bites into profitability of major Indonesian banks - Companies - The Jakarta Post
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China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway: Could China be at India’s border?: A direct railroad to Central Asia is possible without compromising on India’s territorial ...
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China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway: Could China be at India’s border?
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Expert Explains | China’s ties with Maldives: History, changing dynamics in the present
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India Gets A Rude Awakening In West Asia| Countercurrents: From the standpoint of affirming ‘solidarity’ with the regime of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
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Explained | Unravelling the shift in India-Maldives relations: India-Maldives row: The Hindu explains how the relationship between India and its neighbour ...
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Explained | Unravelling the shift in India-Maldives relations
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Sri Lanka's China 'debt trap' fears grow as Beijing keeps investingNew $4.5 bn Sinopec deal comes amid debt restructuring, BRI lending shift: s.nikkei.com/3RTk1se
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Dark clouds are gathering over the Red Sea for 2024: History loves surprises. Regardless of how much humankind has refined its predictive capabilities ...
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Dark clouds are gathering over the Red Sea for 2024
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Xi Jinpings 2023: When Chinas BRI dream faced an Italian reality check: Xi Jinpings 2023: When Chinas BRI dream faced an Italian reality check
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Xi Jinpings 2023: When Chinas BRI dream faced an Italian reality check
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How Ultra Micro Holding Connects Finance to Millions in Indonesia - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM BANK RAKYAT INDONESIA
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Sleighing crime: Santa-cop raids drug ring in Peruvian festive sting. Watch: Sleighing crime: Santa-cop raids drug ring in Peruvian festive sting. Watch
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As Italy leaves BRI, China warns against smearing of the mega-initiative: As Italy leaves BRI, China warns against smearing of the mega-initiative
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After Maldives Minister's Comment On PM Modi, Island Nation's Response: India-Maldives ties in the past few months have been strained ...
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Opinion: After Pivotal 2023, India Boldly Steps Into 2024: India strode prominently on the international stage in 2023. It chaired the G20 summit ...
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Opinion: After Pivotal 2023, India Boldly Steps Into 2024
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Christmas Cold Moon, the years last full moon, rises in the night sky: Christmas Cold Moon, the years last full moon, rises in the night sky
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AI in 2024: From edge computing to fintech, biggest AI trends to look forward this year
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‘They don’t win anything’ - Vaughan, Mark Waugh take a dig at ‘underachieving’ Indian Team
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In UK, more than 560,000 young people jobless due to mental health issues: In UK, more than 560,000 young people jobless due to mental health issues
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In UK, more than 560,000 young people jobless due to mental health issues
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Operation 1027 is Changing Myanmar’s Frontier Geographies. Is India Ready?: India’s junta-focused diplomacy and lack of abiding relationships with armed groups ...
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Operation 1027 is Changing Myanmar’s Frontier Geographies. Is India Ready?
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China’s Path to Power Runs Through the World’s Cities: To Push Back, the West Must Invest More in Urban Life
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BRI 1335-0417: Astronomers find seismic ripples in oldest known galaxy: BRI 1335-0417: Astronomers find seismic ripples in oldest known galaxy
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The evolving role of the Colombo Security Conclave: TheColombo Security Conclave underscores the evolving dynamics of the Indian Ocean
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Unrest in the Middle East Is Bad for Both CPEC and IMEC: As uncertainties deepen, what lies ahead for these dueling connectivity projects?
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Unrest in the Middle East Is Bad for Both CPEC and IMEC
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#VantageOnFirstpost : The US has announced a loan of $553 million to build a new terminal at Sri Lanka's Colombo port. The project is being built by a consortium in which ... Show more
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Singapore announces cross-border payment links with Indonesia, Malaysia: SINGAPORE: Singapore and Indonesia on Friday (Nov 17) announced the launch of a ...
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Singapore announces cross-border payment links with Indonesia, Malaysia
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#Gravitas | Italy, the only G7 member of China's Belt and Road Initiative, is dumping it. It has officially withdrawn from BRI ... Show more
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Italy's Belt and Road blues highlight hopes for India-Europe corridor: GENOA, Italy -- Ship-to-shore cranes tower high above choppy waters and colorful ...
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Italy's Belt and Road blues highlight hopes for India-Europe corridor
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Why we’re seeing shifting patterns in global manufacturing: The 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Beijing on October 18 witnessed the ...
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Why we’re seeing shifting patterns in global manufacturing
Quick Glance: China's Unsolvable Economy
  • An increasingly autocratic government is making poor decisions.

  • What went wrong?

  • After rejoining the world economy in 1978, China became the most remarkable growth story in history.

  • China's economy is now about three-quarters the size of America's, despite producing only a tenth in 1980.
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The BRI Has Failed in Nepal: Prime Minister Dahal’s Visit Confirms It: Instead of addressing long-standing Nepali concerns during Dahal’s visit ...
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The BRI Has Failed in Nepal: Prime Minister Dahal’s Visit Confirms It
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BRI books Rp 44.21 trillion profit in Q3 2023: According to BRIs Q3 performance analysis, the bank reported a net profit of Rp 44.21 trillion (US$2.7 billion) ...
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BRI books Rp 44.21 trillion profit in Q3 2023
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Foreign investors offload stocks as IDX Composite declines: With a 1.57 percent IDX Composite decline on Monday, foreign investors sold Rp 592.81 billion (US$37 ...
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Foreign investors offload stocks as IDX Composite declines
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India opposes China's Belt and Road Initiative, expresses concerns over BRI's expansion | World DNA
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Top 10 world news: Blinken meets Palestinian President Abbas, India beat South Africa in World Cup, and more
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Turkey pushes $25bn Iraq transport route over India-Europe corridor: s.nikkei.com/3MdM8Qz
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China announces billions in investments in developing countries: Large investments announced at the Belt and Road Forum have raised concerns that poorer ...
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China announces billions in investments in developing countries
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Over-Ambition and Half-Baked Ideas Plague the Military’s Plan for Integrated Theatre Commands
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As Belt and Road Forum Convenes, Time to Rethink Narratives on China’s Economic Coercion
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As Biden and Xi Meet, What’s at Stake is Two Competing Visions for the World: The Global South, barring India, is increasingly attracted by China’s ...
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Africa at the Crossroads of Global Investments: In the latest Africa news, China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been a game-changer in Africa for over ...
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Africa at the Crossroads of Global Investments
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Reps from 130 countries descend on Beijing for Belt and Road forum: China’s 3rd BNR Forum aims to build ‘shared future,’ according to ‘white paper.’
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Reps from 130 countries descend on Beijing for Belt and Road forum
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Ten years into China's Belt and Road, recipients are $1 trillion in the red: China is owed more than a trillion dollars through its Belt and Road Initiative ...
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Ten years into China's Belt and Road, recipients are $1 trillion in the ...
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UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 2 (Week 23): Are you preparing for UPSC CSE 2024? Here are questions from GS paper 2 for this week with essential ...
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UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 2 (Week 23)
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India likely to skip China’s BRI summit: As the BRI marks 10 years, China has this week pushed back against criticism of the plan, particularly with regard to ...
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India likely to skip China’s BRI summit
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How the war on Gaza has stalled India’s new economic corridor: On September 9 during the Group of Twenty meeting in New Delhi, the governments of seven countries ...
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How the war on Gaza has stalled India’s new economic corridor
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Pro-Khalistan supporters have locked horns with #India again in the United Kingdom.#WATCH
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Settle Border Issues Soon To Make Ties Legal: China Tells Bhutan: The Bhutanese Foreign Minister is in Beijing to hold the China-Bhutan boundary talks ...
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Settle Border Issues Soon To Make Ties Legal: China Tells Bhutan
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Belt and Road Initiative | Silk Roads at a crossroads: The Hindu Profiles on October 14, 2023 | On October 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping will host more than a ...
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Belt and Road Initiative | Silk Roads at a crossroads
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Can Europe's Global Gateway out-rival China's Belt and Road?: This week the EU invited 16 leaders from the developing world to mark the first Global Gateway ...
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Can Europe's Global Gateway out-rival China's Belt and Road?
Quick Glance: Deep Dialogue for Stabilizing Relations between China and USA
  • To promote mutual understanding and build stable relations, a comprehensive dialogue is necessary between China and the USA.

  • The dialogue should be deep and comprehensive.

  • Wang Yi and Blinken agree on the importance of dialogue.

  • Prioritizing re-establishment of military ties with China to avoid conflicts.
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New Route Challenges China’s Maritime Influence in Europe: In Northern Italy, China's COSCO owns 40% of the port of Vado Ligure, an investment aligned with ...
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New Route Challenges China’s Maritime Influence in Europe
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An Expert Explains | 10 years of China’s Belt and Road Initiative: The project, its aims and where it stands now
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Jaishankar’s two big messages at SCO were aimed at China. Here’s what they are: The ministers remarks came as he addressed the nd session of the Council of Heads ...
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Biden drops big bombshell. Brings India link to Israel-Hamas war.China’s BRI rival IMEEC was target?#israelpalestineconflict #imeec #biden #israel #hamas
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SCO meet: Jaishankar takes veiled dig at Chinas BRI debt trap, exudes confidence in IMEC corridor
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