Why have relations between India and China, which\ncomprise nearly forty per cent of the world’s population,\nbeen troubled for over sixty years? A war in 1962 was\nfollowed by decades of uneasy peace, but in recent years\na rising number of serious military confrontations has\nunderlined their huge and growing differences.\nThis book examines these differences in four crucial areas:\ntheir perceptions and prejudices about each other; their\ncontinuing disagreements over the border; their changing\npartnerships with America and Russia; and the growing\npower asymmetry between them, which affects all aspects\nof their relationship. China demands deference as a Great\nPower and the dominant country in Asia, while India\nwants recognition and respect as an equal. With such a\ndeep divide separating the two neighbours, what does the\nfuture hold?\nIn this lucid, informative, and insightful book, a leading\nexpert on the subject decodes the complex history of\nIndia–China relations and argues that the path ahead is a\ndifficult one that could see more military confrontations,\nincluding violent border clashes. Crucial to the relationship\nwill be India’s ability to reduce the enormous gap with\nChina in economic, military, and even soft power.