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‘A change is coming’—Xi’s parting message to Putin means anything but peace in Ukraine and Dharamshala is back on China’s radar—with US-born Mongolian boy’s anointment by Dalai Lama

Another week in power politics!

Two columns I wrote:

1. ‘A change is coming’—Xi’s parting message to Putin means anything but peace in Ukraine. Link

2. Dharamshala is back on China’s radar—with US-born Mongolian boy’s anointment by Dalai Lama. Link

A summary of my recent talk hosted by Asia Society Policy Institute at the India International Centre in New Delhi.

Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) @AsiaPolicy

Recently @AsiaSocietyIC hosted a talk by @aadilbrar on what the implications of conflict in the Taiwan Strait might have on India. 🇹🇼🇨🇳🇮🇳 He was kind enough to provide a one-minute summary of his talk for us! 👇

A long thread I wrote about Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering’s remarks to La Libre Belgique on the territorial dispute with China. I have translated the PM’s comments from the original French article in the following thread:

Aadil Brar @aadilbrar

Bhutan: China has equal say in resolving Doklam issue - Times of India

m.timesofindia.comBhutan: Bhutan: China has equal say in resolving Doklam issue - Times of IndiaSouth Asia News: China has a say in resolving the Doklam dispute, Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering has said. “Doklam is a junction point between India, China and Bhutan. It is

Link to the original interview with PM Lotay Tshering: Link

Meanwhile, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has arrived in New York for a stopover during her trip to Central America.

蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen @iingwen

Delighted to be received in #NewYork by our good friends AIT Chair @BoardChairAIT & Rep @bikhim. On top of that, the enthusiastic welcome from so many members of the #TaiwaneseAmerican community made my day & is a sure sign of good things to come for the rest of this trip.

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