Abanti Bhattacharya

Prachanda & China: Nepal’s small country syndrome

Tellingly, the return of Prachanda as Prime Minister of Nepal for the third time after his defection from the Nepali…

3 years ago

Explaining China’s Siege Mentality

Perpetuating the image of a conspiratorial West is, thus, vital for sustenance of the CCP. This suggests threat perceptions are…

3 years ago

Resurrection of ideology under Xi Jinping

Marking a departure from his predecessors, Xi has appropriated history to essentially rescue China from equating its modernization of socialism…

3 years ago

Rationale behind Xi’s power consolidation

Xi Jinping’s great push for power consolidation is not simply a means for fulfilling his personal ambitions, but constitutes a…

3 years ago

China’s big SCO game: Pit Eurasia against Indo-Pacific

The idea of Eurasia mooted by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the SCO summit is to counter the US-led Indo-Pacific…

3 years ago

Explaining India’s neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine war

The Russo-Ukraine conflict not only tells us about the grave challenges to the liberal international order, but tellingly indicates the…

3 years ago