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The Double-Edged Sword: Reviewing India–China Relations

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As Asia’s largest and most rapidly rising powers in contemporary global politics, relations between India and China are becoming evermore intertwined with each other. Clear commonalities typify this symbiosis, including a shared civilisational basis, a mutual desire to rebecome great powers in international relations and common modernisation goals. At the same time, relations are beset by a number of issues, most notably long-standing territorial disputes, frictions over regional hegemony and wider diplomatic tensions (most prominently relating to China–Pakistan and India–United States ties). As such, India–China relations can be considered to resemble a ‘double-edged sword’, whereby elements of their interaction can be regarded as having concurrent benefits and liabilities . This article explores the historical roots and contemporary realisation of such a core dynamic over the last 75 years of relations between New Delhi and Beijing and investigates how their strategic goals are often simultaneously convergent and divergent.

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  • Chris Ogden, 2022. "The Double-Edged Sword: Reviewing India–China Relations," India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, , vol. 78(2), pages 210-228, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indqtr:v:78:y:2022:i:2:p:210-228
    DOI: 10.1177/09749284221089530
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    1. Claudia Astarita, 2007. "China and India: Rivals or Partners? An Analysis of the Background of the Interactions between the Two Major Emerging Asian Powers," Transition Studies Review, Springer;Central Eastern European University Network (CEEUN), vol. 14(3), pages 545-561, December.
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