The hedging prong in India's evolving China strategy

This article addresses Sino-Indian relations from the alternative and under-engaged lens of hedging, as opposed to the more conventional balancing and bandwagoning dichotomy. It analyzes why and how, despite the general stable state of and progress in Sino-Indian relations, Delhi has pursued a hedgi...

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Published in:The Journal of contemporary China 2016-09, Vol.25 (101), p.792-804
Main Author: Boon, Hoo Tiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
China
Foreign policy
Geopolitics
Hedges/Hedging
India
International relations
Management
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Summary:This article addresses Sino-Indian relations from the alternative and under-engaged lens of hedging, as opposed to the more conventional balancing and bandwagoning dichotomy. It analyzes why and how, despite the general stable state of and progress in Sino-Indian relations, Delhi has pursued a hedging strategy against China. Under the present Modi administration, India has not deviated markedly from its traditionally prudent foreign policy approach towards China. Yet, there have been discernible changes and, arguably, the main departure from the previous government's policy is a matter of degree: a more consolidated hedging component combined with a more robust engagement policy towards China. Like several countries in the Indo-Pacific confronted with the rise of China, India remains strategically ambivalent about China.
ISSN:1067-0564
1469-9400
DOI:10.1080/10670564.2016.1160527