Tianxia System in the New Era and Limits to China–Pakistan All-Weather Relations

Speakers: Dr. Jabin Jacob, Associate Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR; Dr. Atul Bhardwaj, Visiting Research Fellow, School of Policy and Global Affairs, City St George’s, University of London; Fellow (2022–2024), Prime Minister Museum and Library, New Delhi, and an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Pune; and Prof. Sriparna Pathak, Professor of China Studies and Founding Director, Centre for Northeast Asian Studies, O.P. Jindal Global University, NCR

Moderator: Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi

A panel discussion on the evolving contours of China’s strategic worldview through the ancient yet resurgent concept of Tianxia — “All under Heaven.” The idea, deeply embedded in Chinese philosophical and political thought, is being reimagined by the Chinese leadership to structure global hierarchies in the 21st century.