1 day to go for Organisation for Research on China & Asia (ORCA)'s 3rd Global Conference on New Sinology! Team ORCA looks forward to welcoming participants to New Delhi for two days of rigorous discussions on #China’s “Dream” for a New Mandate of Power. 📍India International Centre(Official Account) 🔗orcasia.org/pages/gcns2025

🚨 Starting Now: ORCA’s 3rd Global Conference on New Sinology (GCNS) 2025 at India International Centre(Official Account). Theme: “China’s “Dream” for a New Mandate of Power” examines how Beijing blends ideology, strategy & statecraft to reshape the global order. Live streaming link: youtube.com/live/xrNiXbNKj…

We are pleased to announce that Organisation for Research on China & Asia (ORCA)'s third #GCNS25 was a resounding success! We extend our sincere appreciation to our esteemed speakers, participants and valued partners whose contributions and steadfast support were instrumental to the conference. (1/8)

With over 37 speakers from across the globe and 15 speaking engagements, #GCNS25 examined "China’s ‘Dream’ for a New Mandate of Power", engaging critically with its ideological, institutional and geopolitical dimensions. (2/8)

#GCNS25 featured a range of sessions on #NewSinology focusing on China’s strategic planning, economic diplomacy, governance structures, engagement with global institutions and India–China relations, providing scholarly insights into Beijing’s statecraft. (3/8)

We extend our sincere thanks to our esteemed partners—the Ministry of External Affairs, India International Centre(Official Account), ORCA Consultancy, KWAD and The Grand New Delhi for their invaluable support in making #GCNS25 a success. (4/8)

As we conclude the Global Conference on New Sinology 2025, we encourage our community to carry forward the momentum of dialogue and engagement. We invite continued scholarly discussion as we collectively examine the evolving dimensions of New Sinology. (5/8)

The official conference report for Day 1 of #GCNS25 will be available soon on our website, featuring key insights from presentations delivered by leading Sinologists and experts. Watch this space for more updates! (6/8)

Great to be with Organisation for Research on China & Asia (ORCA) on a really interesting discussion. Well done folks for a very well organised event.

⛈ New Stockholm Paper: Wither Tibet in the Climate Crisis Agenda? published by ISDP SCSA-IPA ❗ A call for greater international engagement in ensuring that the Tibetan Plateau is not rendered invisible in global climate discourse isdp.eu/publication/wi…

Back in Stockholm w Eerishika Pankaj for riveting engagements on India-China & party politics in 🇨🇳. So great to reconnect with old friends & meet new ones. Thanks Jagannath Panda, 潘杰根 | Ph.D. for the invitation to the Second Stockholm Forum on Himalaya. Very excited to join the discussion!

Who has Xi purged from the CCP Central Committee? Attendance at next week's Fourth Plenum will reveal the extent of his recent "purge surge" If all rumors are true, only 168/205 members (82%) and 159/171 alternates (93%) will be there And only 17/44 of PLA members (39%)! 1/

Tibet at the Edge of a Tipping Point: Stockholm Forum Calls on COP30 to Confront the Mounting Climate Emergency: Read more about the event organized by ISDP SCSA-IPA today! isdp.eu/publication/se… Dattesh D. Prabhu-Parulekar Sriparna Pathak

A small part of the bigger Team Organisation for Research on China & Asia (ORCA) in Sweden these past few days! Happy to have been here Rahul Karan Reddy, with engagements across ISDP Utrikespolitiska institutet & SASNET on behalf of our organisation. Looking forward to building tangible outputs from the discussions!

At the second #StockholmHimalayaForum, Organisation for Research on China & Asia (ORCA)'s Director Eerishika Pankaj and Senior RA Rahul Karan Reddy joined colleagues in Sweden from Europe, #Asia & Indo-Pacific as speakers to discuss the climate crisis unfolding in Tibet. Led by Dr. Jagannath Panda, 潘杰根 | Ph.D. of ISDP SCSA-IPA &

Senior Research Associate and Director of ORCA Consultancy, Rahul Karan Reddy, examined demographic shifts, development projects and China’s policy interventions in Tibet. His analysis highlighted their implications for South Asia’s transboundary water security, regional stability

The second #StockholmHimalayaForum saw the launch of the special issue by Dr. Jagannath Panda, 潘杰根 | Ph.D. "Whither Tibet in the Climate Crisis Agenda?", featuring Eerishika Pankaj on the CPC’s White Paper Discourse on Tibet’s Climate and Rahul Karan Reddy on Demographic and Development Drivers of

An enriching experience to speak at the Second Stockholm Forum organised by Jagannath Panda, 潘杰根 | Ph.D. and ISDP. Delighted to be part of an effort that engages such an important topic and with so many experts!

#TheChinaTribune: This year, the Fourth Plenary Session’s emphasis shifted towards economic resilience, technological autonomy and national security writes Eerishika Pankaj tribuneindia.com/news/china/chi…

6/N His rise as technocrats is similar to several officials from common background. You need loyalty and ability to rise. Only one not enough. That's why I don't like the "purge" framework as if loyalty is only test. Now the balance actually tilts more toward ability.