https://www.scmp.com/rss/519029/feed Sagina Walyat, an India-based constitutional lawyer and AsiaGlobal Fellow at the University of Hong Kong, focuses on research, legal and social policies, and public diplomacy. She was named one of the five most inspiring women in India by the Times of India. Her honours include a national award in the legal/policy category from the government of India and the Stellar South Asian Women Award in the global category from Australia. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Sagina Walyat Sagina Walyat As geopolitical tensions realign global power centres, the trilateral forum of Russia, India and China (RIC) is seeing renewed diplomatic interest. While Moscow has expressed optimism about reviving the grouping and Beijing seems to support the idea, New Delhi has walked a cautious tightrope between signalling openness and managing its strategic autonomy. Against the backdrop of an increasingly transactional and multipolar world, the question arises: Can the elephant, the dragon and the bear... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3320703/can-russia-india-and-china-work-together-stabilise-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3320703/can-russia-india-and-china-work-together-stabilise-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:01:40 +0000 Just before the 2024 Brics summit, India and China reached a significant agreement on de-escalating border tensions. In an interview on NDTV, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said the deal would allow border patrols to be conducted the way they used to be in 2020, ostensibly before the deadly Galwan Valley clash. On Tuesday, this position was echoed by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian, who confirmed the progress, saying that China “will work with India to properly... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3283551/china-india-border-detente-paves-way-more-balanced-world-order?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3283551/china-india-border-detente-paves-way-more-balanced-world-order?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Oct 2024 21:30:08 +0000 Just before the 2024 Brics summit, India and China reached a significant agreement on de-escalating border tensions. In an interview on NDTV, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said the deal would allow border patrols to be conducted the way they used to be in 2020, ostensibly before the deadly Galwan Valley clash. On Tuesday, this position was echoed by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian, who confirmed the progress, saying that China “will work with India to properly... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3283649/china-india-border-detente-paves-way-more-balanced-world-order?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3283649/china-india-border-detente-paves-way-more-balanced-world-order?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Oct 2024 07:22:44 +0000 Recent developments in South Asia, particularly the uprising in Bangladesh, are transforming regional dynamics with potentially global impacts. Home to 1.94 billion people, South Asia is grappling with rising extremism, democratic backsliding and political instability. As a key player in the Indo-Pacific, the region’s turmoil – particularly given Bangladesh’s strategic position in the Bay of Bengal – holds profound significance. The chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s 2021... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3273856/can-democracy-south-asia-withstand-us-china-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3273856/can-democracy-south-asia-withstand-us-china-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:30:11 +0000 India’s latest election marked a resurgence of democracy, as voters pushed back against concentrated power and the ethno-nationalist sentiments in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. This shift may force Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider his hardline policies and opt for more cautious approaches. Implemented wisely, such changes could bolster India’s international standing. India’s return to coalition government brings to mind the diverse alliances from 1989 to 2014. These coalition... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3267413/how-modi-30-could-steer-india-china-relations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3267413/how-modi-30-could-steer-india-china-relations?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Jun 2024 08:30:09 +0000