This book traces the triangular strategic relationship of India, Pakistan and China over the second half of the twentieth century, and shows how two enmities – Sino-Indian and Indo-Pakistani – and one friendship – Sino-Pakistani – defined the distribution of power and the patterns of relationships in a major centre of gravity of international conflict and international change. The three powers are tied to each other and their actions reflect their view of strategic and cultural problems and geopolitics in a volatile area. The book considers internal debates within the three countries; zones of conflict, including northeast and northwest south Asia, the Himalayas and the Indian Ocean; and the impact of developments in nuclear weapons and missile technology. It examines the destructive consequences of China’s harsh methods in Tibet, of China’s encouragement of military rather than democratic regimes in Pakistan, and of China’s delay in dealing with the border disputes with India. Ashok Kapur shows how the Nehru-Chou rhetoric about "peaceful co-existence" affected the relationship, and how the dynamics of the relationship have changed significantly in recent years as a range of new factors - including India’s increasing closeness to the United States - have moved the relationship into a new phase.

Product Description: This book provides an in-depth account of India's role in world politics at the beginning of the twenty-first century.  The author shows how the approach laid down by Nehru and followed by his successors (an approach that included nuclear self-restraint, the search for friendly relations with Pakistan and China, seeking the high ground in moral and diplomatic spheres, and giving a lead to the non-aligned Third World) has been replaced...read more

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This study of perceptions, interests and strategies of South Asian states reveals the analytical and empirical richness of three kinds of states in the region: India - the regional hegemon; Pakistan - India's permanent competitor; and other South Asian states who do not accept Pakistani perceptions, interests and strategies about India. Collectively South Asian states (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, The Bhutan and Maldives) make up a quarter of humanity. Their presence on the regional and world stage is of increasing importance. The record of diplomatic, military and ethnic conflict in South Asia must be studied historically in the contemporary context of regional and global change. This book assesses the diplomatic and strategic principles of countries in the area, concentrating on developments after 1947.

Product Description: This book examines India's nuclear position in the context of its domestic politics, exploring how the position challenges India's interests and values within the regional and international environment. It points to the militarization of Indian nuclear and space science, arguing that external pressures stimulated Indian nationalism and led to a dramatic change in Indian political and social thought about strategic affairs...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)