India-China Relations: Politics of Resources, Identity and Authority in a Multipolar World Order

摘要

Numerous books have been published on India-China relations in the last two decades employing different theoretical and conceptual frameworks, with realism being the dominant paradigm. In his book, Panda argues that India-China relations - bilateral, sub-regional, regional, cross continental and global - cannot be explicated by realism (with its focus on conflict), liberalism (with its emphasis on economic interdependence and cooperation) and constructivism (with its emphasis on culture, history, identity and ideas), the three dominant schools of thought in international relations theory. Panda proposes and employs a more holistic conceptual framework in the form of "resources, identity and authority" to explicate the multifaceted relationship.