Suyash Desai

Suyash Desai is an Associate Fellow, China Studies Programme, The Takshashila Institution, India. He studies China’s defence and foreign policies and also writes a weekly newsletter on the Chinese armed forces called the PLA Insight. This article is inspired by his upcoming research project covering China’s civilian and military developments in Tibet and its implications on India.

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Assessing the Role of the PLA Southern Theater Command in a China-India Contingency

02.17.2023 Suyash Desai

Introduction Soon after Xi Jinping assumed charge as the Central Military Commission (CMC) Chairman in November 2012, he set the stage for a sweeping military...

Publication China Brief China

China’s Next Generation Infrastructure Development in Tibet: Implications for India

01.14.2022 Suyash Desai

Introduction It has been 71 years since the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the local government of Tibet signed a 17-point agreement on “the...

Publication China Brief Bhutan

Infrastructure Development in Tibet and its Implications for India

11.19.2021 Suyash Desai

Introduction The People’s Republic of China (PRC) considers Tibet an intrinsic part of Chinese territory, which it has controlled since the early 1950s. When the...

Publication China Brief China