Shekhar Koirala,
NOVEMBER 2017
Our November issue is the final part in this three part series on China. Now set in the backdrop of the 19th Party Congress we are looking at China’s plan for the next thirty years. B.R. Deepak analyses Xi Jin Ping’s marathon speech .Our next article is by our editor Sanjay Kapoor, who traces the relationship between India and China, ever since PM Modi has assumed office in New Delhi and also the scrutiny the Chinese investment is undergoing in the neighbourhood.The next two stories focus on Chinese enlargement in Nepal and how it is being viewed in the Terai region. Followed by a detailed account of how the dynamics of the relations between India and China have changed in the wake of the Doklam standoff by Shanthie D’Souza. The last story of the cover is on the new Quad-Squad that Modi, Trump, Turnbul and Shinzo Abe are forming to counter the Chinese at sea.
Cover Story and Featured Stories
The 2015 Madhes blockade has changed the matrix of politics in this region of Nepal
China is selling dreams for a price – greater influence over the Himalayan state
The coming months will witness China’s continued use of tactics and strategies through coercive diplomacy and media campaigns. It is imperative that New Delhi must not become a chicken in the game of snowdrift
The coming months will witness China’s continued use of tactics and strategies through coercive diplomacy and media campaigns. It is imperative that New Delhi must not become a chicken in the game of snowdrift
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Why the crowdsourced list of alleged sexual offenders circulated on the internet as part of the #Metoo movement should be viewed as a harmless space from which women hope to be heard
There is a need to recognise Tipu Sultan’s contribution in dealing a damaging blow to the Raj by affirming its enduring value instead of belittling his legacy by terming him anti-Hindu
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