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  • Chapter 6 - Asymmetries and Rivalry

  • from Part III - The Evolution of the Rivalry
  • Šumit Ganguly, Indiana University, Bloomington, Manjeet S. Pardesi, Victoria University of Wellington, William R. Thompson, Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Book:
    The Sino-Indian Rivalry
    Published online:
    15 June 2023
    Print publication:
    29 June 2023, pp 123-154

  • Summary

    Multiple asymmetries characterize the Sino-Indian rivalry. India’s slow and fitful (absolute) rise over the past three decades has happened in the context of relative decline vis-à-vis China because the latter has grown faster and more comprehensively. Despite this asymmetry, newer functional areas – economics, nuclear, and naval – have appeared in this contest. These areas are riddled with domain-specific asymmetries and domain-specific pathways to conflict escalation. While there is no reason to believe that war is inevitable, the Sino-Indian relationship has entered a troubled phase because further asymmetry as well as strategies to address these asymmetries are both conflict-prone. There are three specific pathways (which are not mutually exclusive) that cut across these different domains and point towards heightened conflict: any Chinese attempt to create a new status quo reflective of the power gap in its favor; any Indian endeavor to redress this power gap in order to be taken more seriously by China; and the United States’ promotion of the rise of India.