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Author Archives: Avinash Godbole

Dr Avinash Godbole is is an assistant professor with O P Jindal Global University, specializing on China studies and international relations. The views expressed here are personal.

Posted inBeijing, China, India, South Asia

India’s Chinese model bound to fail

by Avinash Godbole January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

Many years ago, when CNN’s Fareed Zakaria called India an illiberal democracy, it did not go down well, despite evidence that he was correct. Indian democracy continues its fight against that illiberal strain. However, a far worse trend has been seen recently, and that is the attraction of the “China model,” particularly among the proponents […]

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad late last week. Photo: Pakistani Foreign Office handout / Anadolu
Posted inBeijing, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Depth of China’s ties with Pakistan costs India

by Avinash Godbole March 15, 2019February 18, 2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping look out over East Lake in Wuhan in this photo taken on April 28, 2018. Their talk aimed to reduce border tensions but it appears to have had limited effect. Photo: AFP/ govt handout
Posted inChina, France, India, South Asia, World

Why are Asia’s ‘reformist’ leaders struggling to reform?

by Avinash Godbole December 28, 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping greet each other before holding bilateral talks on the sidelines of the BRICS summit.
Posted inAfghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, World, Wuhan

What to expect from the 21st round of India-China border talks

by Avinash Godbole November 19, 2018
Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee gestures at the presidential palace in New Delhi on August 15, 1998, after addressing the nation on India's 50th anniversary of independence. In his speech he said he was ready for talks with Pakistan ''on any issue, at any time, at any level and anywhere in the world.'' Photo: AFP
Posted inChina, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

India-China relations enriched by Vajpayee’s legacy

by Avinash Godbole August 27, 2018
Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Beijing’s evolving foreign policy in the Xi era

by Avinash Godbole June 30, 2018June 30, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Roundtable Summit Phase One Sessions of the Belt and Road Forum. Photo: Reuters, Lintao Zhang
Posted inChina

Xi Jinping’s power: real or hyped?

by Avinash Godbole April 26, 2018
New rules from the Cyberspace Administration of China will force blockchain companies to censor information deemed 'threatening' to national security and allow authorities to access and inspect user data. Photo: Reuters
Posted inChina, Taiwan, World

China’s National People’s Congress to ratify the Xi era

by Avinash Godbole March 5, 2018
Photo: iStock
Posted inAustralia, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

What is Indo-Pacific and what is it not?

by Avinash Godbole December 9, 2017December 9, 2017
A female soldier is seen at the PLA's base in Djibouti. Photo: PLA Daily
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Neighbors wary as China’s PLA modernizes, builds capability

by Avinash Godbole November 14, 2017November 14, 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds after his speech as he and other Politburo Standing Committee members meet with the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jason Lee
Posted inBeijing, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

BRI in party manifesto may heighten tensions with India

by Avinash Godbole October 27, 2017October 27, 2017

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