The China-India Nuclear Crossroads

by Lora Saalman (Editor)

Overview

Global power is shifting to Asia. The U.S. military is embarking on an American "pivot" to the Indo-Pacific region, and the bulk of global arms spending is directed toward Asian theaters. India and Pakistan are thought to be building up their nuclear arsenals while questions persist about China's potential to "sprint to parity." China remains by far the world's largest market for new nuclear energy production, and India aspires to be on a similar trajectory.

Despite these trends, The China-India Nuclear Crossroads is the first serious book by leading Chinese and Indian experts to examine the political, military, and technical factors that affect Sino-Indian nuclear relations. In this book, editor and translator Lora Saalman presents a comprehensive framework through which China and India can pursue enhanced cooperation and minimize the unintended consequences of their security dilemmas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780870033049
Publisher:	Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Publication date:	08/10/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	218
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Lora Saalman is an associate in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, Beijing.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Provides a better understanding of the security perceptions driving China and India's nuclear strategies... a must read." —Shyam Saran, Member of India's National Security Advisory Board

"Serves as a communication bridge between Chinese and Indian scholars." —Zheng Ruixiang, Senior Researcher at the China Institute of International Studies

"A first and crucial attempt to comprehensively compare Chinese and Indian nuclear perspectives." —Shen Dingli, Executive Dean at the Institute of International Studies

"The place to start for anyone interested in the atomic dimension of the China-India relationship and its profound impact on Asian security and the global nuclear order." —C. Raja Mohan, Member of India's National Security Advisory Board

Editorial Reviews

"Provides a better understanding of the security perceptions driving China and India's nuclear strategies... a must read."—Shyam Saran, Member of India's National Security Advisory Board

"Serves as a communication bridge between Chinese and Indian scholars."—Zheng Ruixiang, Senior Researcher at the China Institute of International Studies

"A first and crucial attempt to comprehensively compare Chinese and Indian nuclear perspectives."—Shen Dingli, Executive Dean at the Institute of International Studies

"The place to start for anyone interested in the atomic dimension of the China-India relationship and its profound impact on Asian security and the global nuclear order."—C. Raja Mohan, Member of India's National Security Advisory Board

From the Publisher