The Power of Non-Alignment Finding themselves caught between the giants of the United States and China, small states of the Asia-Pacific are not destined to become pawns in the midst of great power competition; instead they can resurrect the ‘Bandung spirit’ and adopt a policy of non’alignment through the use of soft-balancing. Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-power-of-non-alignment/article25185002.ece
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Soft Balancing vs. Hard Clashes: The Risks of War Over the South China Sea To minimize the risk of conflict in the South China Sea, all parties should consider measures to alleviate the dangers that arise from time pressures. Source: https://www.globalasia.org/v13no3/feature/soft-balancing-vs-hard-clashes-the-risks-of-war-over-the-south-china-sea_tv-paul
How India will React to the Rise of China: the Soft-Balancing Strategy Reconsidered To restrain China India is likely to form both a soft-balancing coalition and limited hard balancing coalition, but the formation of a traditional hard-balancing coalition with the United States is very unlikely. Source: https://warontherocks.com/2018/09/india-and-the-rise-of-china-soft-balancing-strategy-reconsidered/
India’s Strategic Roadmap India’s Strategic Roadmap Today or tomorrow, China will likely turn against India. New Delhi must be ready for when the time comes. Source: nationalinterest.org/feature/indias-strategic-roadmap-28322
Analysis: Trump trying to get ahead of allegations International relations professor T.V. Paul breaks down the surprising comments after talks between Trump and Putin and what they mean. montreal.ctvnews.ca
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When balance of power meets globalization: China, India and the small states of South Asia – TV Paul, 2018 This article addresses the research question: how have most small states of South Asian region managed to acquire substantial amount of investment from China an… journals.sagepub.com
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