Dokku Nagamalleswara Rao was as a Research Assistant at the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS). Rao's research primarily focuses on China, East Asia and the Indo-Pacific. Rao pursued his doctoral studies at Shandong University, P.R. China, specialising in the influence of ancient Chinese strategic culture on its approaches to international security. Prior to joining CLAWS, he obtained an M.Phil. in Chinese Studies from the Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and holds a Master’s degree in Politics and International Relations from the Department of Politics and International Studies (DPIS), Pondicherry University.
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Abstract The first half of February 2026 marked a critical phase of internal consolidation in China as preparations intensified for...
Originally Published at: https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/how-china-sees-trumps-venezuela-blitz-and-what-india-can-learn-from-it-3871977 It looked like a clean victory; a three-hour low-cost operation, one regime toppled, oilfields secured, hegemony reasserted...
Abstract: In the first fortnight of January 2026, China looked like a country pulling in several directions at once, trying...
Trump’s Negotiating Behaviour: The Art of Manufactured Crisis and Coerced Concessions The US President Donald John Trump’s brand of transactional...
The war between Russia and Ukraine is about to enter its fifth year with a grim but obvious reality: Moscow...
The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin’s annual “Results of the Year” address, delivered on 19 December 2025...
The fortnight of December 1-15 was characterized by consolidation of institutional governance mechanisms, high-level strategic positioning with key global players,...
The second half of October 2025 in China was marked with high-level political, military, bureaucratic and ambassadorial removals and reshuffling,...
Lt Gen DP Pandey's Reflections on Strategy fills a long-felt void in Indian military literature, bridging the often-overlooked gap between...
China Fortnightly | Volume I | Issue No. 15 The first half of October 2025 in China reflected a phase...
The fortnight from 16 to 30 September 2025 reflected China’s continued consolidation of Party control and strategic signalling across domestic,...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Seminar on ‘National Capacity of Maneuver’ was convened with the objective of assessing and enhancing India’s comprehensive...
Originally published at : https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/abarometer-of-chinese-thinking-on-modi-s-visit-101756826209765.html Before US President Donald Trump’s tariff testiness, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin...
CLAWS China Newsletter I Volume 13 Click Here To Download the Newsletter From 16 to 31 August 2025, China’s domestic...
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to India on 18 August 2025 marks a critical juncture in the evolution of...
Abstract China’s response to the 2025 QUAD Foreign Ministers’ Meeting is layered: official silence masks deep unease, while state media...
Abstract China has been closely observing the recent shifts in the United States' approach to NATO, particularly following the June...
Abstract At the 22nd SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting held on 25 June 2025 in Qingdao, China, India’s Defence Minister Rajnath...
The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel reached a tipping point on Sunday, June 22, after the United States launched...
At the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, on 17 June 2025, China sealed a new treaty amid a turbulent...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The visit of the six-member delegation from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London, to the Centre...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 20-member Mongolian Command and Staff College Officers delegation’s visit to the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Round Table Discussion (RTD) on Analysing the New White Paper: China’s National Security Concept in the New...
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