India China Relations: Changing Profile in the 21st Century

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The epithets, such as 'civilizational states', 'natural allies', 'twin engines/key drivers' of Asian economic growth and the 'Asian giants' relating to India and China are very much in vogue in the international parlance. India-China relationship, in an upbeat mood, was variously envisioned as 'mutually interactive relationship' (Tagore), 'the most important of the most important' (Tan Yun-Shan), 'a worthy model of the Asian way of harmony and co-existence', an Asian balance' in the Col War context and 'Hindi-chini-bal-bal' (Nehru) The Himalayas, epitomizing geographical ambivalence, acted as a formidable barrier between India and China so much as to make them oblivious of each other and also offered no scope for any conflict until the advent of the European colonialism. Contrary to an expected burgeoning partnership between India and China-as a logical corollary of Panchsheel-these geographically proximate nations got embroiled in the border issue. The Sino-Indian war of 1962 perpetuated misunderstanding and misperceptions and eventually the trust-deficit. But, the Asian economic ascendency and the concern for promoting stability and security in the Asia-Pacific region prodded these Asian giants develop shared views and interests on geo-economic imperatives of globalization vis-a-vis their 'protacted geopolitical conflict.' The Rajiv Gandhi-Deng Xiaoping talks in 1988 paved the way for a series of initiatives underscoring the primacy of mutual accommodation and cooperation for 'building a relationship of friends and trust based on equality', and 'developing the strategic and cooperative partnership for peace and prosperity'. Yet, the clandestine military manoeuvres, ostensibly by China, and the concept of 'India balancing China' have exacerbated the 'trust-deficit' between them. However, their membership in a plethora of multilateral frameworks in Asia-Pacific offers a multitude of possibilities for fruitful partnerships. This anthology portrays the prospects of cooperation for mutual benefit as well as provocative for mutual benefit as well as provocative challenges for these two Asian dynamos in the wake of Asian Solidarity and new global order gaining momentum. About the Author Y. Yagama Reddy has been a faculty member of the Centre of Southeast Asian & Pacific Studies (CSEA & PS), Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, since 1985. He is involved in PG teaching, researh guidance to Ph D and M Phil scholars, and multidisciplinary research on Southeast Asian and Pacific studies. Besides being the author of 6 books, editor of 4 books and co-author of 2 books, he has to his credit 50 published papers and 70 papers presented at national and international seminars. Prof Reddy was an invited scholar to deliver lectures in India and abroad and keynote address at International/national seminars as well as radio-talks on the topics concerning India-Southeast and East Asian relations. He was an awardee of the much coveted Australia-India Council Fellowship (2005) and also conferred on the Honorary Research Associationship (2007) by Monash University (Melbourne, Australia). Prof. Reddy, who was the Chairman of the Board of Studies as well as the Director of CSEA & PS, served S V University as Public Relations Officer, Dean (University Development) and Vice-Principal (College of International Studies). He also served as a member of the UGC Committee on Area Studies Programme (New Delhi), Advisory Committee of Area Studies (Centre for Indian Ocean Studies), Osmania University, Hyderabad), and Board of Studies (South & Southeast Asian Studies; Defence & Strategic Studies, Defence & Natural Science, University of Madras) as well as the Project Consultant of a UGC Major Research Project (Defence & Strategic Studies, University of Madras). He is a Life Member of a raft of professional bodies. Table of Contents Preface List of Contributors Non-Traditional Security Threats of India and China in Post-Cold War Era: Issues of Terrorism and Energy Security and the Way-out Cooperation and Discord in India-China Relationship: Key to the Future of South and Southeast Asia Twenty-first Century Responsibilities of India and China The Role of the North-East Frontier Agency in Sino-Indian Relations BRIC: An Instrument for Building a Fair Global Economic and Political Architecture China Factor in India and Vietnam Relations Weighing India-China Relations in the 21st Century: An Analytical and Comparative Assessment under the NDA and UPA Governments Sino-Indian Ties towards Forging a Viable Partnership China Factor in India-Japan Relations India's Options in its China Policy Recent Trends in Vietnam's Relations with China and India The Sino-Indian Border Problem: Need for Pragmatic Approach Energy Security of India and China: Some Reflections India and China in the Post-Cold War Years: Dexterous Quest for Competitive Edge in Southeast Asia Geo-Strategic Concerns and Geo-Economic Prospects in the Trans-Himalayan Region: Implications for India-China Relations India-China-Conflict and Co-operation in the Indian Ocean Region India-China Relations: Economic Harmony or Defense Hostility Geographical Ambivalence vis-a-vis Geopolitical Conflict in the Sino-Indian Relations Index