China in India's Neighbourhood

List of Figures vii

List of Tables viii

List of Contributors ix

Acknowledgements xvi

1 Introduction 1

Anita Sengupta

PART I

Transcendental boundaries in neighbourhoods 27

2 China, India, and the aporia of neighbourhood 29

Samir Kumar Das

3 Bootlegging in South Asia's neighbourhood: Eastern Himalayas, disgruntled geographies, and "Chinese goods" 42

Anup Shekhar Chakraborty

4 Dance of the dragons: Bhutan-China relationship 63

Jigme Yeshe Lama

PART II

Connectivity and conundrum in the South Asian neighbourbood 81

5 Comrades in arms? Decoding China's Taliban gamble 83

Raghav Sharma

6 Connectivity, capital, and culture: China in Pakistan 103

Priya Singh

7 China in Bangladesh: The evolving relationship 121

Sriparna Pathak

PART III

Evolving dynamics and networks in the neighbourhood 137

8 The manifold aspects of Chinese presence in Iran 139

Bahram Amirahmadian

9 Prospects of continuity and change of China's role in Central Asia: Case studies of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan 156

Yunus Emre Gurbuz, Mehmet Yahya Cicekli, Maksat Ajykan Uulu

10 The ethnic dynamics in Myanmar-China strategic interests: Implications for the region 172

Soma Ghosal

PART IV

Negotiating narratives of maritime neighbourhoods 189

11 Security narratives of China's impingement in the Indian Ocean theatre 191

Anindya Jyoti Majumdar

12 India-China rivalry in Sri Lanka: A nexus of historical narratives and political economy 206

Shiran Illanperuma and Sumanasiri Liyanage

13 The impacts of Chinese economic policies on Myanmar 221

San San Khine

PART V

Extended neighbourhood 239

14 The collapse of China's cooperation with Central and East Europe 241

Emilian Kavalski

Conclusion 259

Priya Singh

Index 267

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Chinese politics;Indian Politics;global politics;Geopolitics;Chinese geopolitical influence;Chinese investments in Asia;Belt and road initiative