{"product_id":"cold-peace-9780739182789","title":"Cold Peace","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe twenty-first century is likely to witness Asia's two largest civilizations, China and India, join the United States in an elite club of global superpowers. By some economic indicators, the two Asian giants are already the second and third largest economies in the world, and they are developing world-class militaries to complement that economic clout. While Beijing and Delhi have spent the past half-century free from armed conflict and enjoy cordial diplomatic relations, elements of rivalry have shadowed the relationship since the two countries went to war in 1962 over their disputed Himalayan border. In the twenty-first century, that rivalry has evolved in unpredictable ways, advancing in some arenas and retreating in the face of growing cooperation in others.   Cold Peace: ChinaIndia Rivalry in the Twenty-First Century updates and deepens our understanding of the ChinaIndia relationship by unraveling the complex layers of the contemporary ChinaIndia rivalry. This book draws from o\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCold Peace takes us on a fascinating tour through the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean and from Tibet to Pakistan to deconstruct the complex layers of the Sino-Indian relationship. In describing the rivalrous cooperation between China and India, Jeff M. Smith has crafted the rare book that is valuable to the veteran policymaker and accessible to the interested reader. -- Kurt Campbell, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Chairman and CEO of The Asia Group, LLC\u003cbr\u003eSmith’s analysis sheds new light on the complex dynamics underpinning the turbulent China-India relationship.  Part history book, part policy tome, Cold Peace delivers. -- Richard Myers, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff\u003cbr\u003eDrawing upon numerous interviews, as well as other material, Jeff M. Smith demonstrates why the interactions among India, Pakistan and China, are, and will continue to be, of vital concern to the U.S. policy makers for years to come. -- Dov Zakheim, former Under Secretary of Defense\u003cbr\u003eCold Peace offers a comprehensive survey of the geostrategic interaction between China and India. Smith looks into little-studied arenas of rivalry such as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Based on extensive interviews with Indian and Chinese analysts, this book gives new insight into the views and policies of both Beijing and New Delhi. A solid, insightful, first rate work. -- John W. Garver, Georgia Institute of Technology; author of Protracted Contest: Sino-Indian Rivalry in the Twentieth Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword  Section 1: Threat Perceptions 1 A Civil Rivalry  Section 2: Territory  2 Defining the Dispute 3 Return to Rivalry 4 The Elusive Settlement  Section 3: Tawang and Tibet 5 Tawang 6 Tibet 7 The Rise of the Sikyong and the Succession of the Dalai Lama  Section 4: Third Parties  8 The United States in China-India Relations  9  Sweeter than Honey: Pakistan in China-India Relations  Section 5: Turf 10 China and the Indian Ocean: A Quest for Energy Security 11 Securing India’s Ocean: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands 12 India Looking East: Freedom of Navigation and the South China Sea  Section 6: Trade 13 Trade and the Global Commons 14 Summary of Conclusions  Bibliography","brand":"Rlpg\/Galleys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037529669975,"sku":"9780739182789","price":98.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780739182789.jpg?v=1750936119","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cold-peace-9780739182789","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}