Contents
Preface
Introduction

Part I: Domestic Developments in China
China’s Economic Rise: From Hindi-Chini Bhai Bhai to Hindi-Chini Buy-Buy
Domestic Politics in Contemporary China: Ideas, Institutionalisation and Issues
China’s Military Modernization: Dragon Fire on India

Part II: China’s Foreign Policy
China in the Asia-Pacific: A State of Flux
China and the United States: Jostling Begins
China’s Resource Diplomacy: India Struggles to Catch-Up

Part III: China’s India Policy
Sino-Indian Territorial Issues: The “Razor’s Edge”?
The Tibet Conundrum in Sino-Indian Ties
China in South Asia: A Tightening Embrace

The rise of China as an emerging power and as the most likely challenger to the global preponderance of the US is already having a significant impact across the globe. This phenomenon is being debated and analysed at various levels. In India too, it is generating a lot of excitement. On the one hand, it is considered to be an opportunity and on the other, a challenge.

This book is an attempt at exploring the multi-dimensional nature of the rise of China and its implications for India. The contributors in this volume have examined various aspects of China’s rise such as domestic developments, foreign policy agenda, and its position on issues related to India from an Indian perspective. The book will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students of International Relations across the world. Foreign policy experts, and anyone interested in China-India relations should also find the book to be of interest.