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Pulse of the People: State of India-China Relations
Report on the Indian Public Opinion on China
Speakers
The past five years have witnessed a tremendous churn in India-China relations. Since the beginning of the standoff in Eastern Ladakh and the deadly clashes in the Galwan Valley, the relationship has been rightly described as abnormal. Political dialogue has been limited and difficult. Economic ties have become highly securitised, although trade has continued to grow. And civil society engagement has been severely curtailed.
However, with the recent completion of disengagement between the two militaries in Eastern Ladakh, a fresh attempt now appears to be underway to normalise India-China ties. It remains to be seen if such a process can address the structural, underlying issues that impact the bilateral relationship.
In such a scenario, it is important to understand how the Indian public views China, and the trajectory of India’s China policy going forward. What are their priorities? How do they expect the Indian government to react to key events that may emerge in the near future? The Takshashila Institution’s 2024 Survey report, ‘Pulse of the People: State of India-China Relations’, attempts to address these pertinent questions.
This session will launch the Survey report, which shall be followed by a panel discussion on ‘A New Modus Vivendi with China’ – the future trajectory of India’s China policy. A Q&A session with the audience will follow.
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Speakers
Anushka Saxena
Anushka Saxena is a Staff Research Analyst with the Takshashila Institutions’s Indo-Pacific Studies Programme. Her research focuses on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and its reforms, China-Taiwan Relations, and India’s Foreign Policy. She also curates the weekly newsletter, ‘Eye on China’.
Manoj Kewalramani
Manoj Kewalramani is Fellow, China Studies, and the Chairperson of the Indo-Pacific Studies Programme at the Takshashila Institution. He is also a Senior Associate (Non-resident) with the Freeman Chair in China Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington D.C.). His research interests range from Chinese politics, foreign policy and approaches to new technologies to addressing questions of how India can work with like-minded partners to deal with the challenges presented by China’s rise.
Narayan Ramchandran
Narayan Ramchandran is father of two girls, husband of a writer, social entrepreneur, columnist and investor. He worked on Wall Street (mostly at Morgan Stanley) for over 20 years, most recently as head of global emerging market investing and then country head of Morgan Stanley in India. Narayan is Lead Independent Director and Chairman of TeamLease Services. He is also the co-chairman of Unitus Capital, India’s largest social enterprise bank, Chairman of Vivriti Asset Management, and UC Inclusive Credit, which are pioneering firms working to bring credit to underserved markets. He serves on the Advisory Council of the Centre for Wildlife Studies. Narayan is co-founder and Senior Fellow at the Takshashila Institution. He received a B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He writes a fortnightly column titled A Visible Hand for The Mint newspaper.
Latha Reddy
Latha Reddy is the Co-Chairman, Global Commission on Stability in Cyberspace, and former Deputy National Security Adviser of India, where she was responsible for cybersecurity and other critical internal and external security issues. She also served as a Commissioner on the Global Commission on Internet Governance. Ms. Reddy served in the Indian Foreign Service from 1975-2011. She was then appointed as India’s Deputy National Security Advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office from 2011-2013. She is involved with several organizations and think tanks, both globally and in India. She is currently, among other positions, a Distinguished Fellow of the Observer Research Foundation and also serves on the Adjunct Faculty of the Takshashila Institution.
