Organisation for Research on China & Asia (ORCA)

Publication📢 @ORCA_India marks the release of 2 Special Reports! "10 Years of Anti-Corruption in China" @RahulKaranRedd1 decodes data on investigations & punishments under #XiJinping's campaign. "Chinese Democracy in Theory & Practice" @ratish_mehta studies CPC’s #democracy narratives & impact on political legitimacy.

For @ORCA_India’s हिंदी vertical, @rekha_kusumaa examines #China’s 2026 #ethnic unity law and its implications for #minorityrights, cultural identity, and state-led assimilation. 🔗orcasia.org/article/1660/r…

📢 Call for Project Assistant! ORCA Consultancy is currently looking for a project assistant to join from our Noida office on an immediate basis. If you're interested in this position, send your CV, a sample translation and a one-page cover letter to 📩omkar.bhole@orcasia.org @ORCA_India

🎙️Episode 32 of The ORCA Files features @FLAMEUniversity student & @ORCA_India's podcast intern @shloak_gupta_ in conversation with Dr. @SaheliJNU. They discuss how #China’s authoritarian political system shapes its approach to climate governance under #XiJinping. The discussion examines how the Chinese state integrates climate action with broader priorities such as domestic legitimacy, economic #development, and global positioning. This episode is part of the @FLAMEUniversity-@ORCA_India MoU collaboration. 🔗orcasia.org/pages/orcafiles

The latest Episodes of Exchanges on the multifaceted significance of Pepper in India-China relations is out! Read how black #pepper was, and continues to be, a major driver of culinary, medical and diplomatic relations between #India and #China. orcasia.org/episodesofexch…

Latest @ORCA_India analysis by @eerishika explores how zìlì gēngshēng 自力更生/self-reliance is being institutionalised as a strategy for technological sovereignty, resilience, & long-term endurance by Xi Jinping under #China's 15th Five-Year Plan. 🔗: orcasia.org/article/1654/i…

Research Intern @CJU910 examines #India–#Taiwan strategic linkages within the #IndoPacific. She argues that despite structural constraints, calibrated coordination in Maritime Domain Awareness and #infrastructure resilience can enable deterrence by denial and preserve peace in the region. 🔗Read the full article: orcasia.org/article/1651/s…

For @ORCA_India’s हिंदी vertical, @rekha_kusumaa examines the challenges and concerns around the #India-#China partnership in promoting development during #NewDelhi’s upcoming #BRICS presidency. 🔗Read the full article: orcasia.org/article/1646/s…

#ICYMI: Revisit @ORCA_India's publications from the past few weeks on China’s #domestic politics and #foreign policy, from #China’s local government policy targets and the #GovernmentWorkReport2026 to #Beijing’s deepening influence in #India’s eastern frontier following elections in #Bangladesh and #Myanmar, China’s evolving strategic calculus in the #WestAsia crisis, its strategic dilemma in the #Afghanistan-#Pakistan conflict and India-China competition as #NewDelhi assumes the #BRICS presidency in 2026.

For @ORCA_India’s latest Op-Ed, Research Intern Chieh-Ju Chen @CJU910 examines #India–#Taiwan strategic linkages within the #IndoPacific. She argues that despite structural constraints, calibrated coordination in Maritime Domain Awareness and #infrastructure resilience can enable deterrence by denial and preserve peace in the region. 🔗orcasia.org/article/1651/s…

For @ORCA_India’s हिंदी vertical, @rekha_kusumaa examines the challenges and concerns around the #India-#China partnership in promoting development during #NewDelhi’s upcoming #BRICS presidency. 🔗orcasia.org/article/1646/s…