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China and India are emerging in terms of their economics, demographics and military forces. This has caused speculations to abound around how these two giants of Asia can get along, affecting not just the region but the world at large.
The book develops a "Silk Road Ethos" perspective, which examines the notion of 'difference without alienation' in order to create a third space of "China-India" wherein learning, circulation and co-constitution produces rich, complex, and cosmopolitan legacies. The book uses these new concepts to examine how the exchange of trade, commerce and cultural products, and to explore how the role of military and security practices, can be interrogated to better understand the relationships between India and China. It shows where, how, and why the complementaries between these nations can defuse, if not transform, the conflicts, contradictions, and challenges that currently beset each.
List of contents
Part I: Comparisons / 1. (India vs. China) vs. International Community / 2. India-China and World Community / Part II: Interactions / 3. Integrations Amid Competition: Trade/Commerce/Finance / 4. Competition in Transition: Politics/Defense/Security / 5. Re-Integrations: Culture/Way of Life / 6. India-China and IR/World Politics / 7. Conclusion: India-China and "The World"
About the author
L.H.M. Ling is an Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, New School for Public Engagement (NSPE) and an Associate Professor, Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy, at The New School in New York CityPayal Banerjee is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Smith College, Northampton
Summary
Explores the ancient relationship between India and China to conceptualise a 'third space' wherein we can discover how their emergence might benefit, rather than threaten, international society.
