China`s Military and India

About the Book :

This book is a collection of essays written by academics, analysts and military personnel on analyzing the impact on India of the developments in China, specifically in the military field. As China's material strength is increasing, its impact on the global and regional environments is clearly visible in the recent period. The near double-digit economic growth rates in China have been channelized into the near double digit growth in the defence allocations in the last two decades. This has resulted in major transformations in China's strategic orientation, military structure, procurement patterns, personnel quality, logistics and extensive deployments across the country. These developments, specifically in the strategic domain of offensive orientation of the armed forces of China and their preparations, have led to concerns in Asia and beyond.

About Author :

Srikanth Kondapalli is Professor in Chinese Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University and currently Chairman a second time of Centre for East Asian Studies. He is also an Honorary Fellow at Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi, Distinguished Fellow at Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi and Research Associate at Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. He is educated in Chinese studies in India and China earning Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in 1989 and 1995 respectively in Chinese Studies Division at JNU. He learnt Chinese language at Beijing Language & Culture University and was a post-Doctoral Visiting Fellow at People`s University, Beijing from 1996-98. He was a Visiting Professor at National Chengchi University, Taipei in 2004, a Visiting Fellow at China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Beijing in May 2007, an Honorary Professor at Shandong University, Jinan in 2009 and 2011 and a Fellow at Salzburg Global Seminar in 2010. He received the K. Subramanyam Award in 2010 for Excellence in Research in Strategic and Security Studies.