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Balance of Power or Balance of Interests: The Future of China-India Relations

The Sigur Center for Asian Studies presents a talk by Dr. Guo Xuetang, director of Institute of International Strategy and Policy Analysis (IISPA) of Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE) in Shanghai.

When:
February 7, 2017 12:30pm to 1:30pm
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Since the Modi government took office in May of 2014 and President Xi's state visit to India three months later, many experts in both countries have been expecting a closer partnership between the two countries. And indeed, there are many incentives for Beijing and New Delhi to work together as the two largest developing countries in Asia. However, there are also so many disputes troubling bilateral ties, including border disputes, a trade deficit, CPEC, Tibet, and etc.
 
Thanks to the American "Pivot to Asia" strategy carried out by the Obama administration, China and India have to join, either intentionally or unintentionally, the balance of power game, both regionally and globally. The key question is: do we need balance of power or balance of interests? How do we define balance of power and balance of interests between China and India? Can they get rid of the traditional principle of the security dilemma in their foreign policy making processes? How will the bilateral partnership change in reaction to the "America First" policy of the Trump administration?
 
Dr. Guo Xuetang is currently a visiting scholar at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies. He is a professor of international relations, director of Institute of International Strategy and Policy Analysis (IISPA) of Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE) in Shanghai. He is the Standing Committee Member of Shanghai Association for International Studies (SAIS) and Shanghai Association for American Studies (SAAS). He holds a Ph.D in international relations from Fudan University. His main areas of interest are East Asian and South Asian security studies, Chinese foreign policy and strategy.
 
Cost: 
Free and Open to the Public