Books/Publications
TAMING THE DRAGON - A Manifesto for a New Modus Vivendi with China (Rupa Publications): Drawing on deep research, this manifesto offers an action-oriented guide to navigating the challenges and opportunities that China’s rise presents for India. Its central argument is that India’s policy thinking must be anchored in the paradigm of atma-shakti or self-strengthening. This framework should shape choices on economic strategy, military preparedness, foreign partnerships, trade and technology policy, and even engagement with China. The objective is not only to build national strength, but also to emerge as a major power in the Chinese mind. How do we get there? That is what this book sets out to explain.
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With contributions by: Amit Kumar, Anushka Saxena, Vanshika Saraf & Rakshith Shetty
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China: Indian Perspectives (The Hindu Group): In India, where China is present in almost every sphere, there is limited well-informed public discourse about the country. Mostly, we depend on the West to understand our largest neighbour. We present “China: Indian Perspectives on China’s Politics, Economy, and Foreign Relations”, a collection of essays by 12 outstanding Indian experts on China — a unique, ¬first-of-its-kind volume from The Hindu Group offering entirely original Indian perspectives on India’s enigmatic neighbour.
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China as a Rising Norm Entrepreneur: Examining GDI, GSI and GCI (ISEAS, Singapore):
This paper by Manoj Kewalramani discusses Chinese President Xi Jinping’s flagship global initiatives’ normative implications for the world order. It argues that the Global Development Initiative (GDI), Global Security Initiative (GSI) and Global Civilization Initiative (GCI), which are key pillars of China’s proposal to build a community of common destiny for mankind, are driven by Beijing’s desire to cultivate authority in the international system.
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