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Author:   Raj Verma (Jilin University, China, and London School of Economics, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9781041035862

ISBN 10:   1041035861
Pages:   126
Publication Date:   27 June 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Introduction: India–China rivalry, border dispute, border standoffs, and crises 1. The fallacy of Chinese ‘strategy’ of five fingers of Tibet 2. No petty frontier disputes: China’s salami slicing tactic along the LAC 3. When does China go to war? Explaining China’s Covid19-driven perceived vulnerability in 2020 4. India’s infrastructure build-up, abrogation of Article 370 and assertive stance regarding Aksai Chin: China’s motivations for intrusions in May 2020 5. Power, threat, and Chinese assertiveness on the Sino–Indian border 6. India does not accept China as the pre-eminent power in the Indo-Pacific 7. China’s 2020 Line of Actual Control (LAC) incursion: A function of India-US ties? 8. New deterrence demands amidst India–China power asymmetry Epilogue: growing risks of Sino-Indian border conflict

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Raj Verma is non-resident scholar at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. He is the editor/co-editor of seven special issues/sections and the author of more than 40 articles published in journals. His research is focused on India’s and China’s foreign and security policy, Sino–India–US–Russia–Pakistan relations, Asian security, the Global South and the emerging world order, and International Relations theory.

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