M.S. Prathibha

China’s varied winter planning logistics show a broader strategy to gain mastery over high-altitude conditions and increase combat preparedness against India.

• M.S. Prathibha |
• February 14, 2022 |
• IDSA Comments

Post 2015 reforms, the Western Theatre Command (WTC) of the PLA has been transforming itself into a joint theatre command that can fight wars against an adversary like India. Considering that India and China are involved in a border standoff, any strengthening of WTC’s combat capabilities is likely to have an immense impact on India.

• M.S. Prathibha |
• November 09, 2021 |
• Issue Brief

Certain sections of the elite in China seem to be speaking out against the tightening political control under President Xi Jinping. Whether the Chinese Communist Party is failing to elicit loyalty among its own members, and resorting to widespread ideological control to retain its legitimacy is a pertinent question to ponder upon.

• M.S. Prathibha |
• September 13, 2021 |
• IDSA Comments

Associate Fellow, MP-IDSA, Dr. M.S. Prathibha’s commentary ‘India-Vietnam Naval Exercises: Portraying a Vital Partnership" was published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external service division of AIR, on August 24, 2021.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. M.S. Prathibha’s article ‘PLA Strives to Become World-Class Military’ has been published in Volume 9, Issue 47, 2020, of Strategic Vision for Taiwan Security.

China’s quest to build a world-class military for the New Era is integral to achieving the Chinese Dream, writes Dr. Prathibha.

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Associate Fellow Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr. M.S. Prathibha’s Commentary ‘India-China Talks at the SCO Meeting’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on September 11, 2020.

The commentary analyses India’s commitment to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) that underscores its desire to strengthen its cooperation in Eurasia.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. M. S. Prathibha’s Op-Ed piece ‘For Xi, dissent but no crisis’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on September 09, 2020.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has detractors but there is no alternative at the moment in China. At least for now, there are no suitable candidates, who the CPC believes can take up the challenge of reforming the Chinese system. As of now, Xi is not going anywhere, writes Dr. Prathibha.

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Associate Fellow Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr. M.S. Prathibha’s article ‘Philosophical Contradictions Fuel India-China Tensions’ has been published in the Outlook Magazine on September 02, 2020.

There are fundamental contradictions between the two countries at the philosophical level, which drastically limit the scope for arriving at a strategic consensus, Dr. Prathibha.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. M.S. Prathibha’s chapter ‘Covid-19 and the Role of China's Armed Forces’ has been published in Srikanth Kondapalli and Shaheli Das’ edited book ‘China and Covid-19: Domestic and External Dimensions’ Pentagon Press, August 2020.

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The PLA’s approach to COVID-19 has shown that the military reforms have im-mensely benefited their coordination and response. It has intensified China’s desire to maintain military preparedness and the resolve to demonstrate it too.

• M.S. Prathibha |
• June 01, 2020 |
• Issue Brief