Himalayas and India–China Relations

Devendra Nath Panigrahi has served as Senior Lecturer/Reader in History at the University of Delhi. Subsequently, he joined the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti Bhawan, New Delhi, as Deputy Director. He then served in the Parliament of India as Director of Library and Research Services. He was also Professor of History at the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, and later Visiting Professor at Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India. An alumnus of the Universities of Saugar, Delhi and London, he earned his PhD from the University of London in 1965. His works include Jammu and Kashmir, the Cold War and the West (2009) and India’s Partition: The Story of Imperialism in Retreat (2004).

• Preface Acknowledgment Introduction 1.a The Himalayas - And the Idea of India 1.b The Water Woes of India and China - Areas of Conflict 1.c The Ganges: Water of India 2.a China: The Country and Culture – Confucianism 2.b Was Buddhism a bridge between India and China? 3.a Rise of China and Threat Perception in the Modern World 3.b Strategic Culture of India and China: Differing world views 4. Problems of Authority and Control over the National Minorities. 4.a Tibet: The Indian Connection; Dalai Lama, Tibet and China 4.b Sinkiang: The Pakistan Connection 5. A Forgotten Episode of India's Defence 5.a Henry Kissinger and Zhou Enlai on India 5.b Significance of Kissinger Nixon Visit to China 6.a Is the World enough for China? 6.b On Line Perceptions of India and China and the feasibility of People to People Contact 7. Concluding Remarks: Reflections on India-China Relations Bibliography Index