ABOUT THE BOOK
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When two neighboring countries of comparable national
power are vying for influence in the same strategic space, competition is bound
to occur. Drivers of conflict will always be there in their co-existence,
however increasing convergence of national interests can lead to cooperation
between them for the mutual benefit of both. If China and India can overcome
their differences, they can make their disagreements over boundary dispute and
competition in the Indo-Pacific region irrelevant. They can create positive
effects on economic development and security in Asia and in turn affect the
global landscape.
However, the world is passing through a period of strategic uncertainty
where China is seeking to dislodge the United States as leading power in the
Indo-Pacific region and contain India and Japan - through geo-economic
measures like `Belt and Road Initiative` and exercising de facto control of
South China Sea by militarizing the artificial islands.
“Sino-Indian Equation: Competition + Cooperation - Confrontation”covers
all the above aspects of India-China relations in the light of emerging global
environment and presents the strategic initiatives, which will enable India to
keep its national interests uppermost. The book covers in detail Prime Minister
Modi`s efforts of diplomatic balancing in not only achieving bonhomie with
President Xi but also strengthening strategic relationships with the United
States, Japan and Russia, thereby retaining India`s Strategic Autonomy.
ABOUT Author
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Brigadier
(Dr.) Rajeev Bhutani is an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College
(DSSC), Wellington (Tamil Nadu), Army War College, Mhow (M.P.) and Asia-Pacific
Center for Security Studies (APCSS), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. At the DSSC, he was
awarded the General Lentaigne Memorial Medal for his dissertation, “India –
Emerging Regional Power, Prospects in 2020 AD”.
In his illustrious career of 34 years, he had held
varied command and staff appointments in insurgency affected Northeast and
J&K, in the High Altitude border with China and in the Directorate General
of Military Operations at Army Headquarters. He commanded an Infantry Brigade
on Indo-Pak border and thereafter one of the largest Sub Area of Indian Army
before superannuating in March 2011.
He is a Post-Graduate in Chemistry, and in Defence Studies, M.Phil. (Defence
& Management), and D.Phil. from the Central University of Allahabad. He is
a Defence analyst, a keen China watcher and writer, having authored numerous
articles, issue papers, blogs and the book titled “RISE OF CHINA: 2030 and Its
Strategic Implications”. He is a Senior Fellow at CENJOWS, a Defence Ministry
Think-tank and Member, Advisory Board Center of Excellence, Indian Institute of
Technology Banaras Hindu University (IIT BHU), Varanasi.