An opinion piece by Dr. Uttam Sinha, Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, titled ‘As CCP celebrates its centenary, Mao’s hydraulic legacy lives on’ has been published in Hindustan Times on July 1 2021.

As it celebrates its centenary on July 1, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has put out a propaganda offensive, extolling socialist culture with nationalistic messages, writes Dr. Sinha.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘What China's Communist Party Centenary Means for India;’ has been published in The National Interest. 

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘Ties that bind: GeoPolitics, not socialism, underpin North Korea-China alliance’ has been published in NK News.

The article covers the Sino-DPRK strategic cooperation against the democratic world as they prepare to reaffirm the 1961 treaty soon on 11th July 2021 again.

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Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp. Capt. Ajey Lele’s article ‘World Asteroid Day: Everything you need to know about wandering celestial objects’ has been published in Financial Express on June 30, 2021.

Asteroid Day is not only for raising the awareness about asteroids but also is a day, when humans need to take a pause and think about what can be done to protect the Earth from any possible asteroid strike, says Gp. Capt. Lele.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's Commentary ‘How "eternal" is the Sino-DPRK Alliance?’ has been published in the 38 North at Stimson Centre.

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr. Rajorshi Roy’s article ‘Russia’s Growing Outreach to Pakistan: Should India be Concerned?’ has been published in Stimson Centre’s South Asian Voices, on June 29, 2021.

Mr. Roy discusses warming Russia-Pakistan ties, and what the implications may be for India. "While it is undeniable that Russia’s previously unreserved support of India’s strategic concerns has become more measured, it would be presumptuous to write off this partnership as it remains mutually beneficial", writes Mr. Roy.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms. Shruti Pandalai’s Op-Ed 'Why the West has problems defining a clear China policy' has been published by Singapore-based Channel News Asia, on June 24 2021.

The beginnings of a G7 policy on China while welcome must reconcile many pushes and pulls, given interests within the western block may not always sync up, says Shruti Pandalai.

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Director General, MP-IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Op-Ed piece ‘The Politics of an Aerial Snare’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on June 23, 2021.

The piece examines the developments surrounding recent arrest of Belarus dissident blogger Protasevich in light of international law & complex geopolitics.

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Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp. Capt. Ajey Lele’s article ‘Shenzhou 12 space station: China’s heavenly palace’ has been published in Financial Express on June 21, 2021.

China has added another ‘feather in the cap’, when on 17 June 2021, three Chinese astronauts (taikonauts) entered the made in China Space Station (CSS), writes Gp. Capt. Lele.

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Research Fellow, MP-IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘U.S.-Japan: Reinforcing Taiwan's Security?’ has been published in Japan Forward.

The piece argues that there is now a real concern that China is moving away from merely “theoretical talk” about enforcing unification with Taiwan to actually contemplating and planning military action.

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