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January 2014 x ` 100 The Chinese Dream PEOPLE FEATURE FIRST PERSON China’s NGO Dam issue: China’s A Lion Dancer Sector: A Reality Concern and is not a Disney or an Illusion? India’s Fear Character www.icec-council.org Vol 1, Issue 8, January 2014 WHOSE DREAM IS IT ANYWAY..? EDITOR-IN-CHIEF This century has seen countries increasingly focusing on the Mohammed Saqib projection of benign country images. Such images are critical not only EXECUTIVE EDITOR for gaining access to new markets but also for building partnerships Urmila Rao IRUDGGUHVVLQJPXWXDOEHQH¿WVDQGFRQFHUQV Joseph Nye, an eminent International Relation Scholar, describes EDITORIAL BOARD Mani Shankar Aiyar Soft Power as ‘the ability of a nation to structure a situation so P.S. Deodhar WKDW RWKHU QDWLRQV GHYHORS SUHIHUHQFH RU GH¿QH WKHLU LQWHUHVW LQ Dilip Cherian ways consistent with one’s nation’. Soft Power is ultimately to be Amir Ullah Khan measured in terms of global public sentiments expressing attraction Chen Si (China) towards, and a desire to emulate, a state and its people. Thus, it is EDITORIAL TEAM much more than just admiration for the pace of economic growth Irfan Alam and modernization. Shawahiq Siddiqui Namrata Hasija Hence, the craving of China to shift attention from economic high Sreemoti Sengupta to utilizing Soft Power in emphasizing its growing position. Just like Vinny Sachdeva major Western countries, China is trying to garner positive popular Garima Arora sentiment through cultural diplomacy. DESIGN However, in the case of China, unlike other countries, the Manoj Raikwar attempt of leaning on Soft Power is viewed as governmental Public OWNED, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY Relations (PR). Despite dedicated efforts, China has had limited Mohammed Saqib success in ameliorating its image as a dominating regional power Registered with the Registrar of Newspapers which discourages freedom of expression and individual rights. of India under RNI No: DELENG/2011/43423 Its Confucius Institutes are often viewed as vehicles for achieving deeper strategic objectives in the garb of cultural diplomacy. PUBLISHED FROM Beijing’s Soft Power instruments also include economic A-82, Zakir Bagh, New Delhi - 110025 engagements. China wants its policies and actions to be viewed ADDRESS FOR ALL CORRESPONDENCE sympathetically. It also wants to conduct its affairs without foreign India China Chronicle interference. It wants less of bad press and more respect on the B-59 (GF), South Extension - II, international stage. It also wants to use public diplomacy for New Delhi - 110049 HFRQRPLFDQGFRPPHUFLDOEHQH¿WVIRULWVEXVLQHVVHV Telefax: 011-46550348 However, questions are raised: In this attempt, whose Dream is PRINTED AT &KLQDWU\LQJWRIXO¿OOHOLWHVRULQGLYLGXDOV"'RHVWKH&KLQD'UHDP Anne Print Solutions have the character of inclusivity, of individual’s aspirations vis-a-vis B-32, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-I, DVSLUDWLRQV RI LWV HOLWH FODVV" ,W LV ZLGHO\ SHUFHLYHG WKDW LW LV XS WR New Delhi-110020 the government to decide what China is and then market it abroad. Tel. 011-40525878, 011-65690940 This marketing push is seen as necessary because of the lack of Email: [email protected] international Chinese brands and cultural exports. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole The China Dream also envelopes the growth of hard power (a la or in part without written Soft Power) to attain the major power status. This endeavour also permission is prohibited. raises eyebrows. How do China’s aspirations of achieving its Dream All advertising enquiries, comments DIIHFW ,QGLD DQG UHVW RI WKH $VLD UHJLRQ" :LOO WKH &KLQHVH 'UHDP and feedback are welcome at make its neighbours friendlier to the country or will it turn them [email protected] DQWDJRQLVWLF" +DV WKH HFRQRPLF SURZHVV PDGH WKH &KLQHVH 'UHDP DQ\HDVLHU" The information contained in this Our cover story dwells on these questions and much more. magazine has been reviewed for accuracy and is deemed reliable but Read on. is not necessarily complete or guaranteed by the Editor. The views expressed in this digest are solely that of the writers and do not necessarily UHÁHFWWKHYLHZVRIWKHPDJD]LQH CONTENTS COVER STORY 4 Feedback Interpreting the Great 6 Brief News ‘Chinese Dream’ RELIGION 9 Islamophobia in China The new vocabulary in the international relations lexicon China links the attacks of its ethnic is the concept of ‘Chinese Dream’. It is an ideational group Uighurs to Islam and Muslims concept with profound meanings that every country in the but the truth is that the Uighur populated Xinjiang region is rich in global sphere is trying to deconstruct and demystify. India’s resources and is a strategically placed concern lies in the current dynamics of ‘China’s rise’ in the region that borders eight countries. global sphere. There are some questions, which necessitate The anti-Muslim sentiment in addition to cultivated ‘Islamophobia’ immediate attention and deliberation. What does the is being politicized. ‘Chinese Dream’ mean for India? Whose Dream is it? What does it signify for the world? More importantly, in what ways does the ‘Chinese Dream’ hold relevance for India? According to some experts the Dream is a road that marks the regaining of China’s lost glories; a quest to reclaim its erstwhile position of being the ‘Son of Heaven’. 22 |2| India-China Chronicle January 2014 PEOPLE information. For the third time since 12 China’s NGO Sector: 1949, China’s leadership has come up with bold reforms to prevent the A Reality or an country from going wayward. Illusion? Post the reform era that began in ENERGY 1978, the NGO sector in China has 40 The Curious Case mushroomed greatly. According to of India’s Strategic the official statistics of the Ministry of Civil Society, the number of Petroleum Reserves STATE PROFILE NGOs rose from the 6000 mark before 1978, to 186,000 in 2006. 52 Brisk in Business, High on Tradition: 16 Dam issue: Gujarat China’s concern and Gujarat is ranked as one of India’s fear the topmost states for foreign investment and boasts of its excellent China’s proposed plan to harness pro-business infrastructure and 40000 MW of electricity from the governance. With 80 per cent waters of Brahmaputra at the Great literacy level and a per capita income Bend region will surely help its arid With the commissioning of higher than the national average, the northern region to deal with water Vishakhapatnam Strategic Petroleum State has performed spectacularly in crisis, but it will also adversely affect Reserves (SPR) in January 2014, trade and commerce. the water demands of millions of India will be starting its journey people in the lower riparian states of towards further strengthening of its DELEGATION India and Bangladesh. energy security, when it will start 54 stockpiling the crude, to deal with Checking the Pulse FIRST PERSON supply disruptions of various kinds. Qingdao medical delegation visits 30 A Lion Dancer is Delhi hospitals not a Disney Character BUSINESS 45 Investing in India: Taking forward the An Introduction for Relationship: Xiamen Chinese Companies and India The fundamentals that make India attractive to investors are its high potential of the domestic market driven pool of talent of an emerging middle class. The country’s domestic demand-driven growth model is playing the catalyst in attracting foreign investments in the country. MY VIEW 33 A Tangled Triangle: DELEGATION India, China and USA 50 Inviting SAIS EXHIBITION International for 55 Haat of India: MISSING PIECE Software Park and The Exposition & Investment 38 Interpreting China’s Education Summit in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 60-point Reforms China was behind India during the’ 51 Roadshows in Gujarat 62 Exhibitions & 40s. Today China is ahead of India Trade show in every aspect of business except on October-November In India & In China perhaps areas like freedom of press & 2013 January 2014 India-China Chronicle |3| C K F E E D B A answer to any dispute settlement. efforts for its own security. It must Asia is large enough for two giants. work promptly to gain allies in the %RWKVKRXOGZRUNLQKDUPRQ\VR region so that its position remains that regional security and prosperity secure. Any threat from Pakistan with is maintained. Trade and cultural LWVLQFUHDVHGFR]LQHVVIURP&KLQDRU UHODWLRQVKLSVKRXOGÀRXULVK:KDWLV 100 013 x ` November 2 vice versa should not be overlooked. most important is that it shouldn’t Pankaj Saini, Navi Mumbai give the West a chance to gain advantage in the region. Moving with Legs Chained? Ashish Sontake, Mumbai Global South Sculpting thoroughly enjoyed reading the Iarticle ‘Ascendancy of Social Media.’ A Mixed Message I thank the magazine for providing hina’s move in arming Pakistan G20 a peek into the inner happenings of &with nuclear reactors shows an to New World Order? &KLQD7KHRQHSDUW\JRYHUQPHQWLV ambiguity between the country’s taking strides to make its mark on the call for ‘peaceful rise ’. As a leading global landscape. However, it has its nation of South Asia and as a member pitfalls as growth is unhealthy without RIWKH816HFXULW\&RXQFLO&KLQD freedom. It is only a matter of time should recognize its responsibility EDUCATION Cóng tóu dào wěi EHIRUHWKH&KLQHVH\RXWKJHWVH[SRVHG in contributing to stability in MARITIME China’s Continental DIPLOMACY Strategy Expands into China’s Reactor Maritime Domain to the culture of expression. We do its neighboring countries. With Sale to Pakistan: A Nuclear Mistake? get to hear about the dissent that the NATO armies moving out of general public has on the prevention Afghanistan , this particular move of of expression. It is just a matter of helping Pakistan’s nuclear program BRICS Should Take Charge few years, I think, after which these can not only lead to problems in our he article, ‘Global South pent up feelings for expression will country but in South West Asia as Sculpting G20 to New World HUXSW%XWLQWKHVDPHEUHDWK, ZHOODQGLWVWLPH&KLQDUHDOL]HVWKDW T Gautam Kapoor, Delhi Order’ explains the inner intricacies DGPLUHWKH&KLQHVHLQJHQXLW\DQG of G20 in a very lucid manner.