India’s China Challenge : A Journey through China's Rise and What It Means for India

By Ananth Krishnan

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About the book

Ananth Krishnan first moved to China in the summer of 2008. In the years that followed, he had a ringside view of the country’s remarkable transformation. He reported from Beijing for a decade, for the India Today and The Hindu. This gave him a privileged opportunity that few Indians have had — to travel the length and breadth of the country, beyond the glitzy skyscrapers of Shanghai and the grand avenues of Beijing that greet most tourists, to the heart of China’s rise.

This book is Krishnan’s attempt at unpacking India’s China challenge, which is four-fold: the political challenge of dealing with a one-party state that is looking to increasingly shape global institutions; the military challenge of managing an unresolved border; the economic challenge of both learning from China’s remarkable and unique growth story and building a closer relationship; and the conceptual challenge of changing how we think about and engage with our most important neighbour.

India’s China Challenge tells the story of a complex political relationship, and how China — and its leading opinion-makers — view India. It looks at the economic dimensions and cultural connect, and the internal political and social transformations in China that continue to shape both the country’s future and its relations with India.

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Pages: 420

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Language: English

Ananth Krishnan

ANANTH KRISHNAN is the China correspondent for The Hindu and lives in Beijing. In 2019, he was a Visiting Fellow at Brookings India. He was previously the Beijing-based Associate Editor at the India Today Group until August 2018. He has lived in Beijing since 2009, earlier reporting for The Hindu. His reporting in China has taken him to all but three of China’s thirty-three provinces and regions. Before moving to China, Ananth was based at The Hindu‘s headquarters in Chennai. Ananth holds a master’s degree in the social sciences from the University of Chicago.

‘Ananth Krishnan presents a gripping account of contemporary China, the country’s stupendous progress and the dark side. His eye and intellect are probing, and he is an indomitable explorer. The effect is brilliant.’ - Nirupama Rao, Former Foreign Secretary and Ambassador to China

‘Ananth Krishnan has managed to convey some penetrating insights on China in a most readable manner combining sharp analysis with an engaging familiarity and empathy with the country and its people. It is a welcome and timely departure from the gross stereotype imagery that passes for Chinese studies these days. It is a highly recommended read.’ - Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary

‘Ananth Krishnan has been covering China from China for over a decade. But he is not just an enterprising journalist. He has brought scholarly standards to his reporting on Chinese history, politics, military and foreign policy. In this book he tackles an issue of profound significance to India and indeed to the world. The expectation that PRC that expands as the People’s Republic of China would also mean the Peaceful Rise of China have been belied. Of course, Ananth Krishnan provides Indian viewpoints forcefully. But what give value to this very timely book are the Chinese perspectives on India that he provides. The narrative is both racy and insightful.’ - Jairam Ramesh, MP, Former Union Minister and noted author

‘It is such a joy to read Ananth Krishnan’s book on China and India, a topic that will occupy much of our attention for years and decades to come. Ananth is one of the few rising stars in India who have mastered the Chinese language and gained such deep and unique insights into the politics, society and economy of China that I cannot think of another person who would be in the same position to enlighten us on the two most populous countries and their inter-relations. For one, he has made more trips to my native hometown province, Hunan, than I have since 2009! Also, his writing is brilliant and a pleasure to read. Given the rising geopolitical and geoeconomic issues between India and China, this book is extremely timely and a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the present China challenge.’ - Zhiwu Chen, Chair Professor of Finance and Victor and William Fung Professor in Economics at the University of Hong Kong, Professor of Finance at Yale University (1999-2017)

‘How should India relate to China? By being more like it: single party rule, surveillance society, state capitalism? Or being more of itself: diversity, debate, creative entrepreneurship? Our obsession with navel gazing has built a dangerous ignorance about China. Ananth Krishnan helps remedy that. He is that rare Indian who spent years in China, studying, interacting, reporting. His book is a most engaging, significant and timely read.’ - Shekhar Gupta, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The Print

‘Ananth Krishnan is one of India’s most well-informed, astute, and prolific observers of China. During his decade in Beijing he enjoyed ringside seats to China’s transformation, from the more disciplined and understated Hu Jintao to the dark, unbridled nationalism of Xi Jinping. India’s China Challenge is brimming with insights into this dynamic chapter in China’s history, and how it has fundamentally transformed the contentious China-India relationship.’ - Jeff M. Smith, Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation