Chinese Expansionism

An exchange in 1964 between U.S. diplomat Chester Bowles and Triloki Nath Kaul, Indias then Ambassador to Moscow, offers a fascinating insight into contemporary geopolitics. While discussing South East Asia, Bowles said, it would be a good thing if India coul…

President Xi Jinping, the modern-day emperor of China, clearly has a deep sense of history. On September 8, 2013, he gave a speech at Nazarbayev University in Almaty at the invitation of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Xi quoted a Chinese saying ne…

NEW DELHI – The Indo-Pacific region’s geopolitical flux is being highlighted by several developments. The escalating U.S.-China trade war is setting in motion a gradual “decoupling” of the world’s top two economies; South Korea’s weaponization of history is i…

For all its current troubles, WTO may still emerge as the lynchpin of global trade governance (Indian Express) Mains Paper 2 : International Relations Prelims level : WTOMains level : Trade war between US with both India and China Context On our …

President Donald Trump has reiterated his long-standing belief that India and China have benefited immensely by misusing the developing country tag Another salvo from Washington, on our Independence Day, strips us (and China) of the developing nations status…

The main focus of U.S. defense strategy has shifted from defeating violent extremiststerroriststo opposing aggression by other great powers. Those other powers are understood to be China and Russia. Pentagon planners now spend much of their time figuring out …

It now appears evident that President Donald Trump is determined to sign a virtual surrender document with the Afghan Taliban. This would permit him to ensure that there is no American combat military presence in Afghanistan, when Americans go to polls in Pre…

G ParthasarathyFormer diplomat  It now is evident that President Trump is determined to sign a virtual surrender document with the Taliban. This would permit him to ensure that there is no US combat military presence in Afghanistan when America goes for pres…

When did Barack Obama become a Republican? I'm asking because, according to some folks on the debate stage in Detroit, support for policy positions like the public option, comprehensive immigration reform and trade agreements are now dismissed as "Republican…

John Avlon is a CNN senior political analyst. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN)When did Barack Obama become a Republican? I'm asking because, according to some folks on the debate stage in Detro…