Articles

  • Speculation on Depsang

    by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | May 3, 2013 The Indian strategic community is in a dither, trying to work out why the Chinese have suddenly sent forty troops 19 kilometers into territory that they have traditionally not even bothered to claim. No theory is better than any other so long as Beijing remains opaque ...

  • China's Globalization 2.0

    by Daniel H. Rosen and Thilo Hanemann | April 17, 2013 Many countries have long felt China’s economic rise through growing imports, a substantial trade deficit, and government-directed investment to recycle ballooning foreign-exchange reserves. However, new flows such as outward investment and outbound tourism are now outgrowing traditional flows, a sign that the next stage of ...

  • India's Gold Bug

    by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | March 8, 2013 There’s been a lot of commentary on the huge surge in Indian gold imports and the damage it is doing to the current account deficit, with much weighing of the pros and cons of the government’s feeble attempts to stem the yellow tide. India is ...

  • Breakfast With the Global Times

    by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | February 22, 2013 For a new generation of Indians, the most infamous Chinese newspaper is the Global Times. Owned by the People’s Daily and thus by the Chinese government, it has carved a niche for itself as the voice of ultranationalism. Some have argued that the paper modeled itself on ...

  • France, Vive Not So Much Difference

    by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | February 14, 2013 There was a time when France mattered a hell of a lot to India. It was the dissident member of the Western world that India could count on to oppose sanctions (after nuclear tests) and cast the odd veto (when Kashmir would come up). India ...

  • Return of the Indo-European

    by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | February 8, 2013 The European Union is hoping that the long-awaited free trade agreement (FTA) with India is completed before New Delhi is consumed by the coming general elections. “A lot hinges on the FTA,” says the EU ambassador to India, Joao Cravinho. “We are coming to a ...