Mumin Chen National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan The rise of China and India is perhaps one of the most visible and debated phenomena in world politics today. The modern international system has rarely witnessed the re-emergence of two states neighboring each other simultaneously, not to even mention the fact that both China and India are […]
C. Uday Bhaskar Visiting Fellow, National Maritime Foundation For a ‘rising’ China, the Indian Ocean is of critical geo-strategic significance given the quantum of hydrocarbons and trade that transit the sea lines of communication (SLOC) to and fro in the Indian Ocean region (IOR). Consequently China’s investment in the littoral countries of the IOR has […]
Sanjaya Baru Director, International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), London Relations between Republic of India (ROI) and Peoples Republic of China (PRC) have traditionally been defined by the famous Pancha Sheela: mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty; mutual non-aggression; mutual non-interference in each other’s internal affairs; equality and mutual benefit; […]