Book Reviews

India and China share a complex relationship, which has in the recent times, witnessed frequent diplomatic and strategic crises. The book takes the reader through not just the contemporary issues that plague the two countries, but also provides rich historical insights. From linking the Tibet and Kashmir issues to the tense Doklam and Galawan standoffs, the Belt and Road Inititive to 5G technologies, it covers a gamut of topics relevant to the two countries. The author, a journalist turned academic, has interviewed a number of South and East Asian leaders, diplomats and officials dealing with strategic affairs. The book is based on such in-person interviews, formal as well as informal. Ultimately, it is a quest for that tipping point which could result in a positive partnership between the two countries.