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For a long time now, India and People’s Republic of China have had uneasy bilateral relationship. In addition to the conflicted history, instances in the recent past have made it extremely difficult for both the countries to set the terms of relationships in place so that the relationship could be taken forward. Instead, what the two have had are the events that have threatened to derail any form of momentum without warning. From the news of trans-boundary intrusions to the denial of proper visas to the residents of Jammu and Kashmir to the denial of any form of visa to the Indian Army’s northern commander, and to an Indian Air Force officer from Arunachal Pradesh in the recent past, China has undertaken activities that have time and again challenged India’s sovereignty by acting against the norms of good international conduct. Consequently, each time the highest leadership has met in the recent past, they have only worked as firefighters by saying that despite repeated acts of bell...

India China relationship can be improved if accomodative approach is taken ignoring the hardliner views.  This is the core argument of my article that appears in today's China Daily. For full article see  http://goo.gl/bvt6h

साऊथ चीन समुदामध्ये व्हिएतनाम आणि ओएनजीसी विदेशच्या तेल संशोधन कार्यामुळे आपली स्वायत्तता भंग होत आहे, असा कांगावा चीनने सुरू केला आहे. धमकीवजा इशारेही दिले जात आहेत. परिणामी सुधारणेच्या दिशेने वाटचाल करणाऱ्या भारत-चीन संबंधांना पुन्हा नकारात्मक दिशा मिळण्याचा धोका दिसत आहे.  ................  साऊथ चीन समुदामध्ये विएतनाम आणि ह्रहृत्नष्ट विदेशच्या तेल संशोधन आणि विकसन कार्यामुळे आपली स्वायत्तता भंग होत आहे, असा कांगावा चीनने सुरू केला आहे. त्याचप्रमाणे, चीनच्या Global Times या राष्ट्रवादी वर्तमानपत्राने, 'या क्षेत्रात कार्यरत होणाऱ्या अन्य पक्षांना गंभीर परिणामांना सामोरे जावे लागेल, असा धमकीवजा इशारा असलेला लेख छापला आहे. ह्या सर्व गोष्टींमुळे सुधारणेच्या दिशेने वाटचाल करणाऱ्या भारत-चीन संबंधांना पुन्हा नकारात्मक दिशा मिळण्याचा धोका दिसत आहे. आजच्या परिस्थितीत भारत आणि चीन हे अतिशय वेगाने वाढणारे देश आहेत आणि त्यांचे द्विपक्षीय परस्परसंबंध अतिशय किचकट आहेत. जसजसे हे देश अधिक बळकट होतील, तसतसा त्यांच्यातल्या संपर्क हा साहजिकच वाढेल. बहुपक्षीय तसेच वैश्विक पातळीवर देखील त्...

Does China's Economic Power translate into Great Power Status? Below is the full version of the article I published in  September  2010 on Opinion  Asia. Since the website is not  functional  any more, sharing it with the readers of this blog. I welcome your comments on this idea! In the recent times, the news of People’s Republic of China becoming the World’s second largest economy in terms of GDP has caught the imagination of observers of China. If the predictions are to be true, then China will become the world’s largest economy sometime in the next couple of decades. Whether about something good or bad, numbers and statistic about the People’s Republic have always been awe-inspiring. However, the question that could and should be asked at this important juncture is about the meaning of these numbers. Since there are many caveats to the present China rise theory, the ability of the economic status to transform China into a great power has been ques...