Quest for global leadership: Part – I
With a nearly one-third contribution to global economic growth, China is positioning itself as a key player in reshaping the international landscape. Beijing asserts that it has played a pivotal…
Quest for leadership
on the Chinese economy and China’s military buildup, the X-factor lies somewhere else. Leadership quality is going to be the single most defining factor that can hinder or foster either…
Communist Party emerges from shadows during Hong Kong crackdown
China’s Communist Party has abandoned its tradition of working from the shadows in Hong Kong as authorities pursue a sweeping crackdown on critics and remould the financial hub in the…
China’s leadership transition – II
A question arises as to when other countries are opting for open political systems why is China moving in a different direction? Generally speaking, Xi's tenure has been a period…
China’s leadership transition – I
China's National People's Congress (NPC) on March 5, 2018 approved President Xi Jinping's second five-year term in office. Earlier Deng Xiaoping, the architect of China's historic reforms, had two five-year…
Echoes of Mao: China Communist Party fawns over ‘Xi thought’
As the Chinese Communist Party gathers for its most defining congress in decades, a new catchphrase is echoing through Beijing's cavernous Great Hall of the People: Xi Jinping's "new era…
Criticality of incredible leadership
Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles as a far-flung trading post for the British East India Company in 1819 on a small island leased from the Sultan of…
China-Taiwan summit two years in making, as leaders eye legacies
This weekend's historic summit in Singapore between the presidents of China and Taiwan may have surprised many, but the sides first broached the subject about two years ago and the…
EU leaders scramble to halt refugee ‘shambles
As hundreds of thousands of people risk lives to cross Europe's frontiers seeking a haven of peace, Europeans themselves have turned on each other with a venom that has stirred…
New leadership seeks to rebuild EU self-confidence
Short, snappy and focused on two priorities - reviving sagging investment in Europe and standing firm towards Russia, the first European Union summit under new leadership was a demonstrative break…
