Prof. Anupam Manur believes you have to be crazy to take up Takshashila's online courses. Do you have what it takes? Do you dare to transform the country?

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How are Chinese scholars assessing the state of the Belt and Road Initiative 10 years in? Join us for a panel discussion ft. Yunnan Chen 陈韵楠, @thechinadude & Henry Tugendhat to discuss this and other important questions about the future of the BRI.

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Happening Today!

Takshashila's research analyst Anushka Saxena will share her findings on the issue of the UN's role in a likely Taiwan-China conflict. The discussants on the panel are Vijay Gokhale & Thomas Shattuck (@perryworldhouse).

RSVP: bit.ly/4aBYJr9

India's exports to China increased by 8.74% from $15.33 billion in FY23 to $16.67 billion in FY24, according to commerce ministry data, while imports from China rose 3.29% to $101.75 billion in FY24 from $98.51 billion in FY23

(Dhirendra Kumar/धीरेंद्र कुमार reports)

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François Godement Mathieu Duchâtel Manoj Kewalramani Jabin T Jacob 鄭嘉賓 🇨🇳 #ChinaTrends is a quarterly publication by Institut Montaigne’s Asia Program which seeks understanding of China from Chinese language sources. Read the latest issue on China-India relations 👇 bit.ly/3UdJcbk

'3 🇮🇳 Colonel level officers are now in the process of joining their posts [as liaisons] to the 🇺🇸 Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM)...in Hawaii, the Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)... in Florida & the US-led multinational maritime force, Combined Maritime Forces in Bahrain'

Officially inviting applications for the 2nd cohort of Takshashila Institution's Network for Advanced Study of China ( #NASC ) Fellowship!

This is a year-long opportunity to make a meaningful impact on China studies in India, and engage with the best.

Apply: takshashila.org.in/network-for-ad…

The Ministry of State Security's latest anti-spy video, made for National Security Education Day, puts forth an almost impossibly paranoid vision of society: street fashion photographers, lab technicians, WeChat sexters, businessmen, even food delivery orderers—all might be spies

The April issue of IPPR has been published. The issue contains papers on South Asian economies' macro performance, debt sustainability of Indian states, India-Australia collaboration on UPI, internet shutdowns, and India's manufacturing story.
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In early April, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha travelled to 🇨🇳 for his first foreign visit since taking office, signaling a new proximity between the 2 countries. Manoj Kewalramani talks to Amish Mulmi about recent developments in 🇨🇳-🇳🇵ties.

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Do join folks. This promises to be a fascinating discussion.

🏆Fellowship Awardees

Announcing the top 5 best research paper awardees for the pioneer cohort of the Network for Advanced Study of China (NASC) Fellowship!

Congratulations to the awardees 👏

🧵 A thread of the winning papers of the Fellowship, along with its authors

#NASC

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How are Chinese scholars assessing the state of the Belt and Road Initiative 10 years in? Join us for a panel discussion feat. Yunnan Chen 陈韵楠, @thechinadude and Henry Tugendhat to discuss this and other important questions about the BRI.
csis.org/events/belt-an…

Statement on the situation in West Asia:

bit.ly/4aSK3U7

New publication - China Trends no. 19 🇨🇳🇮🇳
We explore how Chinese experts and commentators analyze the current state of the China-India relationship. Institut Montaigne_EN François Godement Manoj Kewalramani Jabin T Jacob 鄭嘉賓 institutmontaigne.org/en/expressions…

Xi Jinping's coming May visit to Europe:

🇫🇷 France
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇭🇺 Hungary

The rumour has it that Xi Jinping will visit Serbia on the 25th anniversary of NATO bombing of the 🇨🇳 embassy in Belgrade.

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Dutch government set to comply with US demand to stop servicing ASML machines in China, Reuters reports

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Chinese police team arrives in Tonga to offer assistance for the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in July. Australia believes China remains intent in embedding police / training teams across the Pacific region abc.net.au/news/2024-04-0…

The past few weeks saw two key forums being held in China, the China Development Forum and the Boao Forum for Asia Conference. In this episode, Amit Kumar and Manoj Kewalramani decode the messages that Beijing is sending to the world.

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After 10 months of research & knowledge-sharing as part of the Network for Advanced Study of Pakistan (NASP) Fellowship, we are delighted to announce the awards for the pioneer NASP cohort!

🏆And the Awardees for the Best Papers & those recognised with a Jury Special Mention are