Asia Times Online :: India walks long road to China.

One geopolitical spotlight at the start of the New Year will focus on "Chindia", with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gearing up for his January 13-15 visit to the Chinese capital. In the 21st century, India and China have emerged as two of the world's fastest growing economies. With a combined population equal to a third of the world's total, the appetites and interests of these two countries have an increasing influence in shaping the new and as yet unsettled, post-Cold War order.

Formidable as both potential collaborators and equally fearsome as competitors, the neighbors find themselves facing similar challenges and opportunities. Scouring the world for the oil and other natural resources needed to feed their burgeoning economies, both countries are concerned with developing new foreign policies that match their changing aspirations and status. To this end, they are seeking to modernize their militaries and increase their regional influence through soft power.

India-China Ties: Positive & Negative

southasiaanalysis.org

Wed Jan 9

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