RESEARCH CENTRE
East Asia
The East Asia Centre is dedicated to study and research the domestic and foreign policy of China, Japan and Korea and India’s multifaceted relationship with the region and countries of the region. As far as China is concerned the center’s research foci are its foreign policy (particularly with the US, Russia, Central Asia and the Asia Pacific) domestic politics, economy, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) and India’s relationship with China in all its dimensions. It also focuses on Taiwan, its domestic politics, Sino-Taiwanese relationship and Indo-Taiwanese relationship, Hong Kong and India-Hong Kong relations. The seamless ness of research in the center also pays attention to Japan and Korea including the domestic politics, foreign policy and comprehensive bilateral relationship with India. The geo-politics of the Asia Pacific and the Korean peninsula are also studied in the center.
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Chinese Views of India in the Indian Ocean: A Geopolitical Perspective
May 2012
In recent years, China's strategic community has emerged as an increasingly vocal and influential constituent of Chinese policy debates. The Chinese Navy, Its Regional Power and Global Reach
May 2012
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)’s recent accomplishments are impressive but have not gone beyond ‘pocket excellence’, as its overall structure and equipment are still out of date. China Shakes Up the Maritime Balance in the Indian Ocean
May 2012
The Indian Ocean has long been a hub of great power rivalry and the struggle for its domination has been a perennial feature of global politics. Intellectual Property Rights in China
May 8, 2012
The crux of the problem in China lies in the lack of efficient enforcement of IP laws because of the disconnect between the law as it exists in theory and as it is practiced. Chen Guangcheng and US-China relations: An Epilogue
May 3, 2012
Chen’s departure from the US embassy in Beijing points to the unwillingness and inability of the US to bring to bear any pressure on China on human rights issues. Chen Guangcheng and US-China Relations
May 1, 2012
The issue of Chen Guangcheng will require much time and many rounds of negotiations so that neither China nor the US “lose face”. China’s Xinjiang Problem: The 2009 Riots and its Aftermath
April 20, 2012
Despite focused efforts undertaken by China in the aftermath of the 2009 riots, it has not been able to and, perhaps may never be able to, answer the structural problems of the Uighur discontent in Xinjiang. The Red Princelings of China
April 20, 2012
The spotlight focused on the Bo family and its affairs has shown just how lavish the life-styles are of the ruling elite and how extensive their financial holdings and investments are both in China and abroad. Russia-India-China Strategic Triangle: Signalling a Power Shift?
April 19, 2012
In addition to their alternative vision on political issues, the RIC Foreign Ministers’ meet is gradually expanding trilateral cooperation in several sectors, including disaster relief, agriculture and public health. Tibetan Self Immolation: A Cry in the Wilderness?
April 4, 2012
Millions all over the world who saw the self immolation of Jamphel Yeshi could not but have failed to be moved at the gruesome sight and at the plight of the hapless Tibetans.  |
