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Author Archives: Swaran Singh

Posted inOpinion

UN resolution on Myanmar reveals wider realities

by Swaran Singh June 21, 2021June 21, 2021

Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar’s Spring Revolution wore flowers in their hair on Saturday to mark the 76th birthday of the nation’s most iconic – and once again ousted and detained – leader Aung San Suu Kyi.  Her birthday gift in terms of global response to her continued struggle for democratization of Myanmar came from the […]

Rock, paper, scissors. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pictured with US President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, in July 2017. Photo: dpa
Posted inOpinion

What Tokyo ministerial holds for the future of Quad

by Swaran Singh October 5, 2020October 5, 2020
Posted inOpinion

China, India join in conciliatory message on border tensions

by Swaran Singh September 11, 2020September 11, 2020
Posted inOpinion

India-Australia summit: balancing act on US, China ties

by Swaran Singh June 1, 2020June 1, 2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Xiamen in September. Photo: Xinhua
Posted inChina, India, South Asia

Modi-Xi summit: optics versus expectations

by Swaran Singh October 4, 2019February 18, 2020
China's President Xi Jinping (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) during a meeting in the Chinese city of Dalian. Photo by KCNA via AFP
Posted inBeijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, United States, World

Is Kim charm offensive working on Beijing?

by Swaran Singh June 18, 2019February 18, 2020
India's PM Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration of a hydro power plant in Kashmir earlier this month. The Archbishop of Delhi has called for a prayer campaign until the next election, accusing Modi's party, the BJP, of threatening the country's secular fabric. Photo: Reuters/ Danish Ismail
Posted inIndia, Maldives, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Modi II: Reclaiming the neighborhood

by Swaran Singh June 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Making sense of the Modi-fication of India

by Swaran Singh May 24, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China

Hits and misses of Xi’s ‘civilizational dialogue’

by Swaran Singh May 15, 2019February 18, 2020
Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar. Photo: Reuters
Posted inBeijing, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Reining in expectations on Azhar ruling

by Swaran Singh May 2, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inNortheast Asia

Kim-Putin summit: North Korea’s ‘pivot’ to Russia

by Swaran Singh April 22, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China, European Union, World

Europe may hold new promise for BRI

by Swaran Singh April 10, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia

Trump-Kim summit: flexible strategies

by Swaran Singh February 27, 2019February 18, 2020
Afghan Taliban militants celebrate a ceasefire on the outskirts of Jalalabad on June 16, the second day of Eid. Photo: AFP
Posted inAfghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Regional responses to Taliban ‘Trump’ card

by Swaran Singh February 5, 2019February 6, 2019
Two J-15 fighter jets of the PLA Navy prepare to take off from China's aircraft carrier, The Liaoning,  during an exercise. Photo: AFP
Posted inChina, India, South Asia

Implications for India of China’s presence in Indo-Pacific region

by Swaran Singh January 21, 2019
China's President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Message to Compatriots in Taiwan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 2, 2019. - Taiwan's unification with the mainland is "inevitable", President Xi Jinping said on January 2, warning against any effort to promote the island's independence and saying China would not renounce the option of military force to bring it into the fold. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / POOL / AFP)
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, World

Xi’s two speeches: one inspirational, the other evocative

by Swaran Singh January 6, 2019
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Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

Reviving BIMSTEC as alternative to SAARC will only stunt it

by Swaran Singh August 30, 2018August 30, 2018
Indo-Pacific map. Image: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, World, Wuhan

Is India shifting the goalposts in Indo-Pacific debate?

by Swaran Singh July 9, 2018
Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. Photo: Wikipedia
Posted inBeijing, China, India, Nepal, Shanghai, South Asia

Nepal PM’s China visit may see a reset of bilateral ties

by Swaran Singh June 20, 2018
American Aircraft Carrier with destroyers and a cruiser in the Pacific Ocean towards North Korea. 3d rendering. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World, Wuhan

How China-consciousness defines Malabar 2018

by Swaran Singh June 5, 2018June 5, 2018

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