Future of India-Nepal Relations: Is China a Factor?

摘要

China's rise has been one of the biggest phenomena of our time. The China growth story has attracted both awe and admiration. While the big powers have eagerly established 'win-win' cooperation, many of China's small neighbours have been suspicious of its so-called 'peaceful rise'. Many are also concerned about their security in the absence of a reliable security guarantor in the region. China's deteriorating relationship with Japan, especially after the former surpassed the latter as the world's second largest economy in 2010, and the tensions in both the East and South China Seas have raised apprehensions about China's possible behaviour in a new emerging regional order in Asia. In this context, the relevance of South Asia is amplified for China as the South China Sea and the East China Sea become restive.