1st Edition

India, China and the Strategic Himalayas

Edited By Sangeeta Thapliyal Copyright 2024
316 Pages
by Routledge

316 Pages
by Routledge

316 Pages
by Routledge

This book analyses strategic discourse on the Himalayas from the perspective of India’s interests. Home to many communities, cultures, natural resources and political boundaries, it is the geopolitical landscape of the Himalayas between India and China that dominates other narratives and discourses. The traditional notion of Himalayas as India’s frontiers and buffer is challenged by China.... Read more

List of Figures and Maps

Acknowledgements

Contributors

Introduction

Sangeeta Thapliyal

1. Breaching the Himalayan Frontiers: An Adjunct of the China Dream

Rajiv Narayanan

2. Gilgit-Baltistan and the Sino-Pak two-front Security Imbroglio for India

Nishant Bhardwaj

3. Understanding the Galwan Conflict Through the Lens of Offensive Realism

Haans J. Freddy

4. China’s Strategy in the Northeast India

P.R. Shankar

5. The “Arunachal” Factor in Sino-Indian Relations

Nani Bath

6. Sikkim where India-China Meet: Reflections on Chinese Encroachment

Ananta Swarup Bijendra De Gurung

7. China Overrun: The Case of Bhutan

I.P. Khosla

8. From Guidance to Consultation: India’s Policy Towards Bhutan

Mathew Joseph C.

9. History and Perceptions: India–Nepal Relations

Sangeeta Thapliyal

10. The Stability of Instability: Chinese Engagements in Nepal and Implications for India

Nihar R. Nayak

11. China’s Upstream Activities: Water Concerns, Tensions and Cooperation

Amit Ranjan

Index

Biography

Sangeeta Thapliyal is Chairperson at the Centre for Inner Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.