NBR spoke with M. Taylor Fravel, Strategic Asia contributing author and associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who argues that China views India’s rise as a largely positive development that promotes China’s own interests and objectives more than it threatens or challenges them.

Rory Medcalf

This chapter examines Australia’s response to the rise of China and India, including tensions among economics, security, and values, as well as implications for U.S. strategy in Asia.

Michael J. Green

This chapter examines Japan’s relations with and strategies toward China and India.

Harsh V. Pant

This chapter discusses the changing trajectory of Indian policy toward China and explores how India is responding to China’s rise across a range of issue areas central to its strategic calculus.

Carlyle A. Thayer

This chapter presents a comparative analysis of the impact of China’s and India’s rise on Southeast Asian regional autonomy and considers implications for the U.S.

S. Enders Wimbush

The strategic dynamic created by the interplay of large powers—China, India, the U.S., and Russia—and the smaller, resource-rich Central Asian states is complex and constantly shifting. China’s robust economy and geographic position tilt the competition in its favor and offer opportunities available to no other actor. India is at a disadvantage, but its fortunes could change depending on its relationships with Russia and the U.S., growing demands for Indian technology, and a generational change in Central Asia that results in a greater appreciation for India’s democratic values. Russia remains the critical balancer in the Central Asian competition, and significant advantages will accrue to any future Russian partner.

Kenneth B. Pyle

This chapter examines how Asia’s rise relates to classic questions about the integration of rising powers into the international system.

Teresita C. Schaffer

For Pakistan, the rise of India is a strategic nightmare, while the rise of China is an opportunity to curb India’s advancement and reduce dependence on the United States. Afghanistan sees its ties with India and China, as well as with the U.S., as vehicles for blunting interference by its immediate neighbors, especially Pakistan. Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka generally accept India’s primacy in their region. Bangladesh and Nepal see their ties with China as a way of increasing their freedom of action against India; Sri Lanka sees both India and China as means to emphasize its independence from Western donors.

Chung Min Lee

This chapter assesses Korean efforts to maximize a range of security and economic interests with the major powers of the Asian strategic landscape—especially China and India—without weakening South Korea’s central alliance with the U.S. or loosening its growing linkages with the international system.

Dmitri Trenin

This chapter examines Russian perceptions and policies regarding the rise of two Asian giants: one near neighbor, China, and one long-time ally, India.