Asymmetrical threat perceptions in India-China relations

Why are India and China not able to develop long-term stable and friendly relations? While trying to answer this question, this book provides a new perspective for understanding the relations between the two nations by highlighting the asymmetry of the threat perceptions between them. The major issues of India-China relations, including the nuclear issue, the boundary problem, the Tibet issue, regional competition and cooperation, and China-India relations in the global context, are further examined with an analytical approach.

Why are India and China not able to develop long-term stable and friendly relations? While trying to answer this question, this book provides a new perspective for understanding the relations between the two nations by highlighting the asymmetry of the threat perceptions between them. The major issues of India-China relations, including the nuclear issue, the boundary problem, the Tibet issue, regional competition and cooperation, and China-India relations in the global context, are further examined with an analytical approach