The US and the Rising Powers: India and China
Edited by Lt. Gen. V. R. Raghavan (Retd)

Published by Centre for Security Analysis
ISBN No. 81-9023717-2-3

The rise of China and India is one of the dominant themes in contemporary international relations. The position of the US as the pre-eminent power in Asia is being challenged by the emergence of these two rising powers. In this context the triangular relationship between the US, China and India assumes considerable strategic significance. With this in mind, a seminar was organised in Chennai by the Centre for Security Analysis on The US and the Rising Powers: India and China. This volume contains the proceedings of the seminar.

The papers in the book cover a wide range of themes pertaining to the debate on rising powers. Prof. Robert Sutter points out that the view that China's rise is at the expense of US influence in Asia is mistaken because it focuses exclusively on China's strengths and US weaknesses. Dr. G.P. Deshpande lays out the Chinese perspective on the politics of globalisation and concludes that China is an anti-globalization power playing the globalization game. Dr. Lawrence Prabhakar provides a critique of the theoretical underpinnings of the concept of rising powers. Dr. M.V. Rappai suggests that Sino-Indian relations have better prospects in the short and medium term than US-India relations. Mr. Mohan Guruswamy and Mr. Ronald Abraham put forward a wealth of statistical evidence suggesting that India faces an uphill task in catching up with China in the economic race.