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Abhijit Bhattacharyya
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The writer is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London. The views expressed here are personal.
    A Chinese soldier stands next to an Indian soldier at the Nathu La border crossing between India and China (AFP file photo)Opinion
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Given China's psyche, can we take soft line'at...

    The global pandemic has triggered utter destruction of the world economy and a full stop to China's Belt and Road...

    30 May 2020 7:28 PM IST

    A couple carrying an infant walk along an expressway hoping to reach their home, hundreds of miles away, as New Delhi comes under lockdown. (AP)Opinion
    How the virus from Wuhan has taken the world to the brink: Is the...

    How did 21st century India forget the 'yellow peril' that battered the global economy in the guise of globalisation?

    1 April 2020 8:36 AM IST

    A municipal worker cleans the floor of a room to be used as an isolation ward for coronavirus asymptomatic people at an athletic stadium in Hyderabad, March 17, 2020. (AP)Opinion
    The rising China virus threat: For India, a spell of self-isolation is...

    India should never get involved wholeheartedly in the business of globalisation, which has turned out to be a bit of a...

    17 March 2020 9:21 PM IST

    The impact of coronavirus is still uncertain, but Japanese brokerage Nomura expects Chinas GDP growth to slow from 6 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2019 to 3.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 (previously 5.8 per cent), before rebounding to 6.4 per cent in the second quarter.Opinion
    China's coronavirus epidemic: For India, a challenge and wake-up call

    China is four times more powerful economically than India.

    15 Feb 2020 6:21 AM IST

    The coronavirus is a family of viruses that can cause a range of illnesses in humans including common cold and more severe forms like SARS and MERS, which are life threatening.Opinion
    China virus: A prelude to chem and bio warfare?

    The declining populace of 130 million Russians are no match for China's upswinging economy of 1.4 billion people.

    3 Feb 2020 1:32 AM IST

    Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP/File)Opinion
    Heating up the Himalayan border: What really is Beijing's gameplan?

    Strangely though, no sooner did Mr Xi leave Kathmandu October 13, strange things began to occur.

    15 Jan 2020 1:47 AM IST

    A glimpse of how Huawei operates might be an eye-opener. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Huawei in India: The Chinese, finally, get their way

    Indians need to understand the intrinsic multi-dimensional long-term strategy of the Communist Party government in...

    3 Jan 2020 12:39 AM IST

    A senior IPS officer pointed out that the process involves the state police to hand over the migrants to the BSF, which in turn hand over them to the Border Guard Bangladesh, according to a 2013 guidelines of the ministry of home affairs.(Photo: AFP/ Representational)Opinion
    Indians are the biggest migrants in the world

    There are three main factors which make individuals leave their homes and hearth.

    24 Dec 2019 1:41 AM IST

    Tanhaji, based on Shivajis war against the Mughals, sees Ajay Devgn and Saif Ali Khan playing Maratha leader Tanhaji Malusare and Mughal stooge Udaybhan Rathore respectively. The film is slated to release after a month of Panipats release.Opinion
    Why does Panipat the movie make Afghans see red? It's simply history

    It was reported that there are perceptions that the movie insulted Ahmad Shah Abdali, prompting sharp reactions from...

    5 Dec 2019 1:09 AM IST

    India, which has raised some tariffs under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has long been the main holdout on an RCEP deal due to strong domestic opposition from several quarters over fears of Chinese goods flooding the country.Opinion
    After RCEP, what's the road ahead?

    An astonishingly ambitious plan of action without doubt, RCEP invariably had to have its bumps.

    15 Nov 2019 12:43 AM IST

    World trade and China aside, the situation doesnt get any better for India even with the Asean countries, which constitute the 10 core countries of the proposed 16-nation RCEP. (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    Why India should not become a part of RCEP

    In reality, India's foreign trade deficit woes continue unabated even today, thus leading to the desperation for quick...

    31 Oct 2019 12:05 AM IST

    Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP/File)Opinion
    From Wuhan to Chennai: Xi's long journey

    It must have been a meeting of head, heart and mind by the leaders of the two Asian giants, with a population of over...

    15 Oct 2019 1:07 AM IST

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