The volume examines the dialectics of cooperative and competitive trends shaping the Sino-Indian relationship and considers various factors which, at the political and strategic level, may affect its course in the years to come. The first section on Border Negotiations and Confidence Building comprises chapters that concentrate on key parameters in the evolution of the bilateral relationship, i.e. the border dispute and the lack of mutual trust. The second section on Geopolitics of the Neighbourhood focuses on India and China as rising Asian powers, and thereby analyzes the readjustments in their respective regional policies. The third section on Security Challenges and the Strategic Equation addresses sensitive questions related to the fields of defence and nuclear capabilities. The last section on China and India in a Unipolar World observes the emergence of a triangular relationship between India, China and the United States, while exploring the prospects for the advent of a multipolar world order.
