Discussion around the book “Where Research Begins. Choosing a research project that matters to you (and the World)” with Prof. Thomas S. Mullaney (Stanford Uni)
May 10, 2023
Seminar “The United States and the Asymmetric Sino-Indian Rivalry”
May 10, 2023
We invite you to take part in a seminar “The United States and the Asymmetric Sino-Indian Rivalry”, which will take place on Monday, 15 May 2023 at 16:45 pm. Venue: Room 303, Auditorium Building WNPiSM.
Co-hosted by:
- Department of Area and Global Studies, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw
- Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria university of Wellington
Presenter: Associate Professor Manjeet Pardesi, Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington
Commentator: Professor Edward Halizak, Department of Area and Global Studies, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw
Chair: Professor Rob Rabel, Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington
Abstract: The Sino-Indian rivalry is an asymmetric rivalry. This asymmetry is rooted in both, material and cognitive factors. While India regards China as its “principal” rival, China perceives India as a “lesser” rival and pays more attention to its other rivals, especially the United States. Despite growing material power asymmetry between China and India, the Sino-India positional and territorial rivalry continues. More recently, three new functional areas have emerged in the Sino-Indian antagonism — in the economic, nuclear, and naval domains — where the Sino-Indian asymmetries as well as the strategies to redress these asymmetries are intensifying their strategic rivalry. Simultaneously, the overlapping Sino-American and Sino- Indian rivalries along with the growing Indo-American partnership means that the Sino-Indian rivalry has implications for the regional order in Asia and perhaps even for the global order.
