Gunjan Singh

Gunjan Singh

Gunjan Singh is associate professor, OP Jindal Global University

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Breaking the Engagement: US-China ties shift as power gap narrows

This book attempts to track contours of relationship against this backdrop. But the author cautions that it is principally a study of US foreign policy & the American side of the US-China relationship

Updated On: 02 Dec 2025 | 11:05 PM IST

Tea party with a different flavour: Asian youth rebel against autocracies

How the type of tea preferred in Hong Kong, Thailand, and Burma, in contrast to the tea common in China, built a notional connection among students and youth in popular uprisings in the region

Updated On: 08 Oct 2025 | 11:15 PM IST

Decoding China: Ashok Kantha's book offers hard Indian perspectives

From the weaponisation of trade and border issues to the Belt and Road Initiative, this book paints a detailed picture of China and its future direction

Updated On: 17 Sep 2025 | 10:28 PM IST

The Party's Interests Come First: Xi's father biography reflects CCP story

Meticulously written and displaying thorough archival work, the book is full of anecdotes. It is possible to argue that the senior Xi's life overlaps with the life of the CCP

Updated On: 19 Aug 2025 | 10:37 PM IST

Women see reversal of China's one-child policy as more state pressure

Instead of viewing it as encouragement to have more children, women see the modification in China's one-child policy as government pressure to reverse the declining birth rate

Updated On: 19 Jun 2025 | 10:59 PM IST

The Political Thought of Xi Jinping: Party's history beyond question

The authors have successfully painted a picture of what China looks like under Xi and how it is different from earlier regimes

Updated On: 30 May 2025 | 1:07 AM IST

Foreign policy in Amrit Kaal: 75 key events, limited fresh insight

Harsh Pant and Anant Singh Mann draw on 75 years of history to chart India's foreign policy course for the next 25

Updated On: 24 Apr 2025 | 12:00 AM IST

China-Taiwan relationship hinges more on political outlook than territory

Taiwan is no longer just a regional issue-it is now central to the Chinese Communist Party's legitimacy

Updated On: 03 Apr 2025 | 12:08 AM IST

Michael Sheridan's book explores the Xi enigma and China's power dynamics

It is hard to shake the feeling that the book fails at multiple levels, principally because of the author's biases

Updated On: 25 Feb 2025 | 11:08 PM IST

Vishwa Shastra: A comprehensive guide to India's evolving foreign policy

Dhruva Jaishankar's book connects India's domestic decisions to its global role

Updated On: 09 Jan 2025 | 12:20 AM IST

Kevin Rudd's book examines Xi Jinping's push to reshape Western norms

The author concludes that the Chinese leader is determined to strengthen ideology, change global norms in China's favour, and leave a legacy of his thoughts as the driving mandate for the CPC

Updated On: 12 Dec 2024 | 10:39 PM IST

The Indo-Japanese imperative

Packed with compelling anecdotes, data, and insights, Rajaram Panda's book is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to understand the strengths and weaknesses of Indo-Japanese relations

Updated On: 07 Aug 2024 | 9:59 PM IST

Yin, yang and assumptions

Sandeep Hasurkar explores how India and China, through contrasting governance and developmental paths, have shaped their unique trajectories on the global stage

Updated On: 03 Jul 2024 | 9:46 PM IST

Chinese history, for the CCP

Ian Johnson's book offers a lens to view China through the eyes of its people rather than through the party

Updated On: 25 Jun 2024 | 10:24 PM IST

China's strongman party

The author was one of the journalists who has been at the receiving end of Xi Jinping's tightening control over media

Updated On: 11 Apr 2024 | 10:02 PM IST

How China moulds the world

It is shaping a world order where its core interests and its ideas of human rights gain widespread accepted

Updated On: 10 Oct 2023 | 10:04 PM IST

Why the West fears China

The book is a vital read because it moves away from the current body of literature that posits China as the "bad boy" by negating the expectations of the West...

Updated On: 04 Sep 2023 | 10:33 PM IST

Foreign policy through a neoclassical lens

Rajesh Basrur's book brings a new theoretical lens and a fresh perspective to the study of Indian foreign policy-making

Updated On: 10 Aug 2023 | 10:07 PM IST

Global norms with Chinese characteristics

Elizabeth Economy's book offers insights into how China is reshaping global norms and raises the question of whether it can truly coerce nations with its economic power to serve its own interests

Updated On: 28 Jun 2023 | 10:28 PM IST

A Xi Jinping primer

Professor Kerry Brown's book attempts to provide insights into the personal and political growth of the Chinese leader, and his mission to make China a great power again

Updated On: 20 Apr 2023 | 10:21 PM IST