ISSUE/POLICY BRIEFS & REPORTS
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IMPLICATIONS OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PLA’S WESTERN THEATRE
COMMAND The Western Theatre Command (WTC) is the largest of China’s five Theatre Commands
and exercises operational jurisdiction over the country’s currently ‘active’ borders with
India and Afghanistan. Particularly since the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s military
manoeuvre against India in early May 2020, which caught the Indian armed forces by
surprise, and consequent onset of military tension along the Line of Actual Control
(LAC), the Chinese leadership has been paying special attention to the Western
Theatre Command (WTC). It has raised its inter-se grading among Theatre Commands
and brought the WTC on par with the Eastern Theatre Command, which is ranked first,
in terms of priority for receiving new aircraft and weaponry. Other visible indicators of
the leadership’s attention are the high-level visits; postings of new officers to the
Western Theatre Command; the enhanced and qualitatively different exercises by PLA
forces deployed in the Xinjiang and Tibet Military Regions subordinate to the Western
Theatre Command; and the new, modern equipment that is now being supplied to
them.
Mr. JAYADEVA RANADE Sep 2021 (This Issue Brief was first published by the Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi) |
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CHINA’S COMMUNIST PARTY CELEBRATES ITS CENTENARY – WHAT NEXT? The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s centenary celebrations were extensively covered in the Chinese media. Xi Jinping, who holds China’s three top positions of CCP General Secretary, Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and Chinese President, delivered an important speech on the occasion on July 1, 2021. His speech provided a few pointers about future plans including an indication that he intends to remain in power. His speech affirmed that the Party will adhere to the prescription Xi Jinping gave in 2017: “the party, government, military, civilian and academic, east, west, south, north and center, the party leads everything”.
Mr. JAYADEVA RANADE Sep 2021 (It was first published by Vivekananda International foundation (VIF), New Delhi) |
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CPPCC CHAIRMAN WANG YANG'S VISIT TO TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION IS IMPORTANT The 3-day (August 18-21, 2021) visit to Lhasa by Wang Yang, Politburo Standing Committee
member and Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at
the head of a 22-member delegation is important. The visit follows that by Chinese President
Xi Jinping in late July and, together, the two are intended to give a substantive push to the
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership’s plan to effect a cultural and socio-economic
transformation of Tibet.
Mr. JAYADEVA RANADE Aug 2021 |
Centre for China Analysis and Strategy proudly continues to make meaningful contributions towards 'Understanding #China' and has produced a comprehensive directory of the People's Liberation Army, Western Theatre Command (updated till February 2021). 
Centre for China Analysis and Strategy proudly continues to make meaningful contributions towards 'Understanding China' and has produced a comprehensive Directory of the People's Liberation Army, Western Theatre Command Air Force (updated till November, 2019). Our President, Mr. Jayadeva Ranade presented the same to Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC on 24 February 2020. UPCOMING EVENTS
RECENT EVENTS/VISITSSeminar organised by the Centre for China Analysis and Strategy (CCAS) and Centre for Advanced Strategic Studies (CASS) on 'India-China Relations in the Twenty First Century : Challenges and Opportunities' held on 03rd March 2020. The event was supported by ICWA and also by Maharashtra Education Society, Pune on 3 March 2020. 
Seminar organized by Centre for China Analysis and Strategy & Delhi Journalists Association titled 'Understanding China's Rise' held at IIC on 28 February 2020. The Implications and future of China’s Belt and Road Initiative 23 Apr 2019 
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CCAS EXPERTS IN MEDIAWhy Chinese Leaders Are Rushing To Tibet, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Rediff News, Oct 13, 2021 All not quiet on Chinese front, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Tribune India, Oct 6, 2021 From Tibetan resistance to international tensions, China’s obstacles in TAR, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, The Hindustan Times, Sep 28, 2021 PLA Unrest: Why Xi Is Worried, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Rediff News, Sep 22, 2021 China wary of intervention in Afghanistan, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Tribune India, Sep 17, 2021 Why is China Focusing on Tibet?, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Rediff News, Sep 13, 2021 China on tenterhooks after US withdrawal, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Tribune India, Aug 23, 2021 Xi Jinping’s Tibet visit militarily significant, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Tribune India, Aug 5, 2021 Xi Jinping’s Tibet visit should worry India, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, The Hindustan Times, Jul 29, 2021 The Power of China's 'Princelings', Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Rediff News, Jul 27, 2021 All about Xi Jinping and party, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Tribune India, Jul 15, 2021 Real CCP Report Card | How China Censors Its Past , Namrata Hasija, Research Associate, CCAS, NewsX, Jun 30, 2021 Xi plans to use CCP centenary to serve his goals, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Rediff News, Jun 30, 2021 Spectre of ‘colour revolution’ worries PLA, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Tribune India, Jun 25, 2021 Why doesn't India and Taiwan have diplomatic relations? , Namrata Hasija, Research Associate, CCAS, DEF - TALKS, Jun 23, 2021 G7 Nations Pitch B3W Vs BRI | China To Lose The Big Project? , Namrata Hasija, Research Associate, CCAS, NewsX, Jun 13, 2021 Xi’s ‘End Taiwan’ Plot Exposed | Covid Disruption Hits Taiwan Chip Companies, Namrata Hasija, Research Associate, CCAS, NewsX, Jun 09, 2021 A Year Since Galwan Valley Clash: Exclusive Interview With Jayadeva Ranade Part 1 | Asianet Newsable, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Asianet Newsable, Jun 03, 2021 Book Discussion: "Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest", Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Pune International Centre, May 31, 2021 Covid-19 vaccines the latest political crunch between China, Taiwan, Namrata Hasija, Research Associate, CCAS, ETV Bharat, May 30, 2021 Desh Deshantar : कोविड-19 - वायरस उत्पत्ति की जांच | Under investigation: Covid Origin, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Rajya Sabha TV, May 28, 2021 India-U.S United Against China | Jaishankar U.S Visit Gamechanger?, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, NewsX, May 27, 2021 WHO China Vs Taiwan Row Erupts | Time To Call Out W.H.O Fakery?, Namrata Hasija, Research Associate, CCAS, NewsX, May 25, 2021 What is China’s Game-plan? Is India Prepared? | SAM CONVERSATION, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, South Asia Monitor, May 25, 2021 Leadership test lies ahead for Xi Jinping, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Tribune India, May 25, 2021 70 YEARS OF CHINA's COLONIAL RULE IN TIBET, facebook.com, May 23, 2021 Big Picture: Aggressive China Irks The World, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, Bharata First, May 13, 2021 After Reports On How China Discussed Weaponising Coronavirus In 2015, Experts Say Xi’s Mask Has Come Off, Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, News Mobile, May 11, 2021 |
