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China-India Contestation in South Asia: Perspectives and Responses from the Region book cover

1st Edition

China-India Contestation in South Asia Perspectives and Responses from the Region

Edited By Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy Copyright 2026
166 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book assesses the evolving competition between two Asian powers, India and China, for primacy in the South Asian region. By collating voices from the region, it explores how the competition is playing out and shaping the regional order and how South Asian states are responding to the increasing competition. The volume highlights how South Asian countries have leveraged their agency and... Read more

List of Graphs
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy
2 An Unwieldy Balancing Act: Pakistan Amid South Asian Strategic Competition
Zeba Fazli
3 Bhutan’s Dilemma in Border Negotiation with China: A Test for India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ Policy
Achyut Bhandari
4 Nepal and the Contestation between India and China
Saroj Kumar Aryal
5 The Sino-Indian Engagements in Bangladesh: Of the Contours of Contestation and Rivalries
Delwar Hossain
6 Competing Giants: India and China’s Economic and Strategic Engagements in Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
Chulanee Attanayake
7 Maldives: The Neighborhood Balancing Act on the Belt
Ibrahim Maahil Mohamed
8 India-China Contestation and Responses from Afghanistan
Sadiq Amini
Index

 

Biography

Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy is an Associate Fellow with the Observer Research Foundation’s Strategic Studies Programme. He focuses on strategic and security-related developments in the South Asian region. His research work also includes the study of intersection between public opinion and foreign policy.

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