Tag: China
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India’s Nuclear Doctrine: Strategy of Deterrence and No First Use
India’s nuclear doctrine is derived from a concept of deterrence and No First Use (NFU), so that any nuclear war is avoided by having credible minimum deterrence. The NFU doctrine, announced in 1999, only states India’s firm commitment to the exercise of restraint and responsibility in the use of nuclear weapons, which are meant purely…
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Rebalancing of Power: Setting the Stage for India’s Centrality in the Indo-Pacific Theatre
The emergence of new powerful countries has significantly changed the view about the erstwhile power equations in the world. The new global order neither shows the sign of bipolarity nor indicates the sustainability of the hegemonic powers shortly. The bloc division between the West (the US and countries of the Western Europe) and the East,…
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Moulding Minds and National Identity in Building a New Era for One China
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has taken a transformative step with the implementation of the Patriotic Education Law (PEL) on January 1, 2024, which aims to fortify the nation’s identity by promoting core philosophical, traditional culture, and socialist values, fostering social cohesion. PEL, comprising five chapters and 40 articles, aims to bolster patriotic education…