Chindia: Journey to an Asian Century

In Chindia, Shastri Ramachandaran, author of the much lauded Beyond Binaries: The World of India and China, provides a contemporary chronicle of India-China relations and their trajectory over a certain period, namely, 2008-2025, influenced by both domestic and bilateral factors.

The author proffers insight, analysis and from-the-sidelines observation that throws into relief strategic moves, thought processes and the dynamics at play between the two Asian giants.

Sino-Indian relations have been perpetually shadowed by the boundary dispute but the author, while acknowledging the recent setbacks dealt by the Galwan Valley and other episodes, highlights the inescapable reality that economic cooperation between these two neighbours is essential for the march towards the Asian Century.

There are also engaging glimpses of Chinese society and politics, comments on Indian diplomacy, and interesting comparisons of Asia’s two largest economies and populations—with one now treading a path already traversed by the other. Global dynamics and both Beijing and New Delhi’s relations with other players are unpacked in sections of Chindia rich with material for Chinawatchers, journalists, students and the interested reader.