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Ashok K Kantha is a former Ambassador of India to China. He is also former director of the Institute of Chinese Studies, and has served as Secretary (East) at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi.
Ashok K Kantha is a former Ambassador of India to China. He is also former director of the Institute of Chinese Studies, and has served as Secretary (East) at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi.
Can China replace the United States (US) as the principal external anchor in West Asia? The short answer is no, but the longer answer is more consequential than a simple negative
We should be able to discourage half-baked ideas like the BRICS currency or letting the grouping be hijacked to promote the Chinese yuan at the expense of the US dollar