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New Century Publications China and Emerging India Political Economic and Security Aspects by Vinodan C
With the rise of China and India as significant players in global political, economic and security architecture, the centre of gravity of international relations has gradually shifted from Europe and North America to the Asian region in the 21st Century. This global power shift has also led to a significant change in politics of powerful countries and the balance of power system. Major powers are trying to re-adjust their policies to maximize advantages and minimize the costs of this change.The increasing power aspirations of China and its more assertive posture in Asia has thrown open many challenges to India’s foreign policy. To overcome these challenges, India too is redefining its position and role—both at the regional and global level. Being the world’s largest democracy and a growing economic power, emerging India is aspiring for a more proactive role in regional and global politics along with China.China’s incursion into South and Southeast Asia has been a cause of worry for the Indian policy makers who fear that an Asia under the Chinese hegemony may impede India’s ambition of becoming a global power and severely curtail its regional influence.There is also the border issue with Pakistan that has complicated the relationship between the two Asian giants. At the same time, both the nations are experiencing an unparalleled overlapping of interests in the drastically shifting economic, political and strategic environment.This book contains 13 research papers authored by scholars on Indo-China relations. Their in-depth analysis of varied aspects of relations between the two countries provides valuable inputs on the subject of topical interest.