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7 June 2018

Modi acts East, pivots to Indonesia

Prime Minister Modi’s visits to South East Asia last week were major steps in furthering the goals of India’s Act East Policy even as major power rivalries unfolded in the region. Most significant was the visit to Indonesia, a low key Asian power but one that India can partner to enhance its regional stature.

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5 June 2018

Nasheed plans to renegotiate Chinese debt

Recent Gateway House research publication, Chinese Investments in South Asia, was mentioned in a news report by the Maldives Independent. The article talks about Maldives President Nasheed declaring plans to renegotiate Chinese investments in the island nation and the accompanying debt. Read more

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31 May 2018

The intensifying backlash against BRI

The high cost and political impact of Chinese-funded infrastructure in countries like Myanmar, Malaysia and Sri Lanka make it imperative for India to work with Japan to provide alternatives, to ensure that the region is neither bankrupted nor militarised by Chinese influence.

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31 May 2018

Autocracy With Chinese Characteristics

"Sooner or later this economy will slow,” the New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman declared of China in 1998. He continued: “That’s when China will need a government that is legitimate."