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Policy Watch
Germany hitches its wagon to the Chinese engine
RN Bhaskar
The attempts of the US and NATO to use President Zelensky of Ukraine to needle Russia may be backfiring, big time. The first retaliation came from Russia. The second could...
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-04-01/BRICS-countries-vow-to-improve-global-governance-and-development-1iElInIrwNq/index.html
BRICS countries vow to improve global governance through closer cooperation
Representatives from BRICS countries gathered in eastern China's Jiangsu Province to share experiences in governance and discuss a global development pattern that is inclusive, balanced and mutually beneficial.
More than 200...
New Blueprint, New Opportunities
By Guocai Tang, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Mumbai
Views expressed here are personal
2020 is a year of outstanding challenges and has a far-reaching impact in human history. Towards the end of the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/india-china-relations-understanding-history-to-plan-for-the-future
History matters – even in strengthening India-China relationships
GIIS, the Guangdong University Thinktank, in association with JaiHind College, Asiaconverge and the Chinese Consulate in Mumbai held a symposium on "Towards Better China-India Understanding: A Study of CPC Resolution on History".
India...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/are-indias-armed-forces-going-to-start-employing-youth-once-again
Are India’s armed forces marching out of step by talking of mass short-term recruitment?
RN Bhaskar -- 14 May 2020
Media reports about a paper circulating among army ranks about a “tour of duty” proposal (https://indianexpress.com/article/india/army-proposes-3-year-voluntary-tour-of-duty-cites-patriotism-unemployment-6408863/), have raised eyebrows. According to...
Moneycontrol carried a modified version of this article at https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/coronavirus-pandemic-an-opportunity-to-overhaul-indias-ailing-healthcare-sector-5079501.html
Coronavirus II –
Needed an overhaul of medicare: more free testing, more accountability
RN Bhaskar
The first part of this series appeared at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2020/03/coronavirus-pandemic-risk-contagion-india/
On the night of 24 March, the prime minister informed...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-china-india-steeling-up-the-marketplace-1400885
There’s a whirlwind of confusion within the Indian steel industry. On the one hand, there is euphoria — demand for iron and steel continues to soar.
And India knows that it, along with China, will decide the fate of global...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/china-has-a-better-version-of-panchayati-raj
Want a panchayati raj model? Look to China's social governance
RN Bhaskar -- 12 Dec 2019
China is about to launch a new national programme promoting social governance. On November 17, 2019, the People’s Government of Wuxing District, Houzhou, China, held...
Celebrating the 72nd Anniversary of People's Republic of China and the 71st Anniversary of China-India Diplomatic Ties
A video recording of this event can be viewed at https://youtu.be/R1G7lLBvFf4
On 26 September 2021,The Consulate of the People's Republic of China in Mumbai,...
A modified version of this article appeared at http://chinaindiadialogue.com/dragon-elephant-tango-for-a-better-future
The dragon and the elephant can tango
RN Bhaskar
A modified version of this article has appeared at http://chinaindiadialogue.com/dragon-elephant-tango-for-a-better-future
Last fortnight was full of momentous developments.
First, Xi Jin Ping got elected for a third...










































