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Decoding China

Hard Perspectives from India

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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 16 Aug 2025
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 416
ISBN 9789361313608
Imprint Bloomsbury India
Dimensions 234 x 153 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd

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Volume Editor

Ashoka Kantha

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