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Strategic Relevance Without Reach: India’s Lagging Engagement with ASEAN
The 2025 edition of the State of Southeast Asia Survey Report, published by the ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, highlights India’s growing strategic importance in the region. Drawing on the responses of Southeast Asian opinion leaders—including policymakers, academics, business professionals, civil society…
Powering Tensions: Renewable Energy and the Sino-Indian Border Dispute
As geopolitical rivalries evolve, renewable energy projects are emerging as a tool of strategic leverage, particularly along the contested border between India and China — also called the Line of Actual Control (LAC). While the two countries have long used…
An Incipient Reset: India-China Economic Cooperation in the Trump Era
In October 2024, India and China reached an agreement that deescalated tensions along their bilateral border that had been ongoing since April 2020. While the agreement may not by itself have resolved the root causes of the issues between the…
The Trump Effect: Will India Lean Into the China Thaw in 2025?
Reversing the trend that India and China ties have witnessed in the last half-decade, the coming year is unusually optimistic. For the first time in recent history, bilateral hostilities have taken a backseat, even if straightforward cooperation and trust are…
بھارت چین پس قدمی: دوطرفہ اور علاقائی مضمرات
سال 2020 میں خصوصاََ وادیٔ گلوان جھڑپ کے بعد سے دونوں فریقین کے مابین بڑھتے ہوئےتناؤ کو مدنظر رکھتے ہوئے،بھارت اور چین کے درمیان حالیہ سرحدی معاہدہ ایک اہم سفارتی پیش رفت ہے۔ مشرقی لداخ میں شروع ہونے والی فوجی…
पर्वतों से समुद्री तटों तक: गलवान के पश्चात् भारत-चीन प्रतिस्पर्धा
भारत और चीन के बीच 2020 के लद्दाख संकट ने संबंधों पर अपेक्षा से अधिक प्रभाव डाला है। उल्लेखनीय प्रवृत्ति के स्वरूप देखा गया है कि भारत-चीन प्रतिस्पर्धा महाद्वीपीय सीमा तक सीमित नहीं रहा है, बल्कि इसका महत्वपूर्ण समुद्री आयाम…