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India, China & Asian Power Dynamics20 Lessons

Asia's balance of power explained simply: China's ambitions and debts, India's economy and foreign policy, the technology race, Afghanistan, and how neighbours manage rivalry.

1 Short

The Changing World Order

Why global power is shifting and what a multipolar world means.

2 Short

What Does China Really Want?

China's long-term goals and why they matter to India and the world.

3 Short

China's Secret Superpower: Building Mega Projects Fast

How China plans, funds and finishes enormous projects at record speed.

4 Short

China's High Speed Rail Network

How a Japanese invention became the world's biggest rail network.

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China's Skyscraper Revolution

How China built many of the world's tallest city skylines.

6 Short

China's Sky-High Engineering Wonders

Record-breaking bridges and mountain roads that connect remote regions.

7 Short

China's Shipping Revolution and the Global Power Shift

Ports, shipyards and container fleets as instruments of world power.

8 Short

Can China, Russia and North Korea Match the US?

Comparing combined strength, alliances and weaknesses.

9 Short

Trump in China: Did Xi Jinping Outsmart America?

What summits between rival powers really achieve.

10 Short

Is China Winning While America Fights?

The cost of long conflicts and the value of staying focused.

11 Short

China's Cheaper AI Shock

How low-cost Chinese AI models challenge American dominance.

12 Short

China's Debt Problem: Should the World Worry?

Property, local government borrowing and global spillovers.

13 Short

The $500 Billion Deal: Opportunity or Trap for India?

How big trade targets are set and what the fine print means.

14 Short

Is India's Foreign Policy Too Close to Washington?

Strategic autonomy, multi-alignment and balancing big powers.

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Growing Economy but Rising Unemployment: India's Puzzle

Why GDP growth does not always create enough good jobs.

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Is India Heading Toward an Economic Crisis?

Inflation, the rupee, jobs and how to read economic warning signs.

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Why Afghanistan Matters to Russia, China, India and Pakistan

Location, minerals and security worries in the heart of Asia.

18 Short

Why Russia Is Building Ties With the Taliban

Pragmatic diplomacy, security worries and regional influence.

19 Short

Afghanistan's Trillion-Dollar Mineral Wealth

Lithium, copper and rare earths under an unstable country.

20 Short

Bloomberg vs RBI: Did India Really Sell Its Gold?

How central bank reserves work and how to check a big claim.

India, China & Asian Power Dynamics Certificate

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