China’s Achilles’ Heel
The Belt and Road Initiative and Its Indian Discontents
Authors: Thaliyakkattil, Srikanth
Free Preview- Analyses Chinese discourse on Indian attitudes towards the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI)
- Argues that the Indian discourse is becoming one of the biggest hurdles to China creating its own narrative about its rise
- Spans across the themes of the power struggle between China and US and China and India
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This book analyses Chinese discourse on Indian attitudes towards the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI), and argues that the Indian discourse is becoming one of the biggest hurdles to China creating its own narrative about China’s rise in Asia and beyond. In doing so, it spans across the themes of the power struggle between China and US, China and India, the Chinese perception of India, China-South Asia relations, the China-US- India strategic triangle and the success and failures of BRI.
The first part of the book focuses on the Chinese thinking behind the launch of the BRI and addresses questions related to the purpose of this initiative and ways in which it will facilitate China’s rise as a superpower. Subsequently the book addresses how effective or ineffective India’s challenge is and how it is negatively affecting China’s BRI. - About the authors
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Srikanth Thaliyakkattil is an independent scholar. He was previously a visiting research fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. He holds a PhD and Master’s degree in International Relations from Peking University, China.
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Introduction: The BRI as Strategic Camouflage
Pages 1-35
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The Road to the Belt and the Road
Pages 37-75
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The BRI and Its Different Manifestations
Pages 77-112
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India May Join and Benefit from the BRI: A Chinese View
Pages 113-138
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The BRI and the Good, Not So Good and Bad Business with India
Pages 139-163
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- China’s Achilles’ Heel
- Book Subtitle
- The Belt and Road Initiative and Its Indian Discontents
- Authors
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- Srikanth Thaliyakkattil
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., part of Springer Nature
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-13-8425-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-13-8425-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-13-8424-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-981-13-8427-1
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 257
- Topics