China has been on the rise for decades it is now an economic power as well as a military power…..and on the rise is India….looking to become the same rise star as China.
Could the 21st century give us a new super power with the marriage of China and India…a “Chindia”?
As a foreign policy geek I get to read dissertations from those seeking advanced degrees in international relations……and this one makes some interesting points as the “power” of the US seems to be waning….
A significant global development in the first decade of the 21st Century has been the rise of several nations hitherto not considered key players in the international scene. The following up and coming nations have recently been grouped respectively as BRIC and BASIC: Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC); and Brazil, South Africa, India, and China (BASIC) (Wilson & Purushothaman, 2003). Noticeably, the two nations featured in both these groupings are China and India. China’s and India’s meteoric rise to the global arena, and the sheer magnitude of their populations, has led some scholars to assert that there is an ‘irresistible’ shift of global power toward Asia, dubbing this as the ‘Asian Century’ (Mahbubani, 2008, p. 43). And some scholars have gone so far as to coin the portmanteau ‘Chindia’ to signify the ascendency of these two Asian giants (Ramesh, 2005; Sheth, 2008). In this article, I begin by examining Ramesh’s (2005) and Sheth’s (2008) definitions of the term Chindia. I then proceed to situate Chindia according to classical international relations theory of how global peace and prosperity have been historically attributed to a few strong nations in the world. I then undertake an historical overview of China-India relations, followed by a brief summary of the commonalities and differences between the two nations. Finally, I make an assessment whether Chindia is a dream or a possibility.
Sheth (2008) contended that with the rise of China and India, a fusion may take place between these nations. Hence Chindia may usher in a new world order, replacing the USA:
The Prospect of ‘Chindia’ as a World Power
I am old enough to recall the short armed conflict between China and India, 1962…….and for those not old enough to remember….https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/india-china-war-of-1962-839077-2016-11-21
I have a problem of these two coming to terms with the other…..they have fought before and those issues are not really resolved….so until they are the idea of a super bloc, Chindia, is just wishful thinking.
Plus greed and ambition will prevent these two from being more that acquaintances….at least for now.
Just my thoughts…..
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No, I don’t see any long term alliance between China and India. All I see is a very astute China looking for a trading partner with a massive population of consumers.
Best wishes, Pete.
I agree…..too much water under that bridge….but it is an interesting premise. chuq
I see BoJo is in again…..now what? chuq
A huge move to the Right here. Fear of Corbyn’s ‘Socialism’, and an election that was all about the betrayal of not getting Brexit sorted out.
If everyone who campaigned to stop Brexit had thought straight, they could have managed a bigger change in politics here. Instead, they got the ‘man in the street’ backlash that has completely broken the opposition parties. Not a great surprise to me, I expected it.
Sometimes I wonder if the universal vote is truly worth the aggravation….chuq
It’s an interesting idea, and would definitely throw a massive curve-ball on the international stage, but I can’t see it happening. China has been the focus of my studies for years, and they value their national sovereignty too much. There’s still a strong reminder of the “century of humiliation” where China went from being top dog to being invaded by Japan and the Western nations. They want to be top dog again, not sharing that position with India. Obviously, I could be wrong, but this is my reaction based on my studies.
This is an interesting post and definitely raises a possibility worth thinking about.
Thanx for the kind words……I am by no means an expert on China or India…..glad to see someone who has studied the region visit…..I appreciate your time and comment chuq