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Description
China's remarkable ascent, marked by significant achievements along with deep anxieties and its quest to reclaim its 'rightful role' as the leading nation of the world, stands as the most consequential geopolitical development of the past forty years. Decoding China: Hard Perspectives from India explores this phenomenon through an Indian lens. Featuring insights from twenty-one prominent diplomats, military officials and scholars who have closely observed the 'rejuvenation of the Chinese nation' under Xi Jinping, the book provides rigorous, evidence-based and accessible evaluations of China's internal and external dynamics, and India–China relations.
The essays are organised into four sections: decoding China – the big picture; decoding China's strategic ambitions; decoding China's domestic preoccupations; and decoding China's military universe. The book aims to unravel the strategic challenge posed by China to India (and others), particularly in the context of the simultaneous 're-emergence' of the world's two most populous countries, who coexist uneasily navigating their own distinct narratives, aspirations and concerns. This book promises to be a valuable resource for experts and general readers alike.
Product details
Published | Aug 16 2025 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 416 |
ISBN | 9789361316739 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury India |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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China has not only pulled out over 750 million of its citizens from poverty but also contributed immensely to the global economy, as the leading beneficiary of globalisation. However, there are aspects of China's rise and its pursuit of parochial “core interests” that have been deeply disturbing.
Ashok K. Kantha
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Given their economic interdependence, the strategic rivalry between the US and China is playing out in complex and unpredictable ways
Dr Arvind Gupta
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A lowering of the temperature of Russia–US relations and a firm US approach towards China (stopping short of military tensions) is the best combination of external influence on Russia–China relations that Indian policymakers may wish for.
P.S. Raghavan