China in Indian Strategic Thinking, 2019

This project studied recent and contemporary developments in India's securtiy policy within the larger framework of geopolitical developments affecting South Asia, and especially the rise of China. India's location, size, population and resources have traditionally ensured the country's role as a regional great power. This position is now under pressure from China, which is gradually gaining influence in India's neighboring areas and in the rest of the region. One key issue is how China's growth affects India's security policy. China and India's economic growth has changed the geopolitical dynamics of Asia, and is likely to continue doing so in the future. The project addressed two main themes. The first was how China's expansion affects India's relationship with the neighboring region. The second was how India tries to balance China'a growth by entering strategic partnerships with other countries outside the region.

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本研究以影响南亚的地缘政治演变宏观框架为依托，探析印度安全政策的近期与当代发展态势，其中尤以中国崛起为核心研究维度。印度的地理位置、国土规模、人口体量与资源禀赋，历来奠定了其作为区域大国的地位。而今这一地位正承受来自中国的压力——中国正逐步在印度周边区域及南亚其余地区扩大自身影响力。其中一项核心议题在于，中国的发展将如何影响印度的安全政策。中印两国的经济增长已然重塑了亚洲的地缘政治格局，且未来这一趋势或将持续延续。本研究聚焦两大核心主题：其一，中国的势力扩张将如何影响印度与其周边区域的双边关系；其二，印度将如何通过与区域外国家建立战略伙伴关系，以制衡中国的发展。如需了解《印度战略思维中的中国：2019》（China in Indian Strategic Thinking, 2019）的更多详情，请联系本项目首席研究员。