This book studies the theoretically unattended yet practically familiar strategic style that Taiwanese/Chinese and Indian civilizations vividly exhibit, namely strategic patience. The chapters analyze Sino-India, China-Taiwan, and Indo-Pacific security issues in symmetric and asymmetric conflict resolution through this lens, thereby contributing to both IR theorization and foreign policymaking. Theoretically, this volume brings forth the civilizational component to demonstrate how cosmological sensibilities of long-term relations explain the adoption of non-solution to disputes. Practically, it shows how the use of non-solution constrains the escalation of conflict in both symmetric (India-China) asymmetric (Taiwan-China) relations but proceeds differently the two major issues in the Indo-Pacific security agenda. Regional groupings including ASEAN, SCO, SAARC and the South China Sea, are also discussed, especially within the ambit of Sino-India interactions.

Helps understand Sino-India mutual equations and their likely positive spinoffs for peripheral regions Explores importance of patience in grasping state behavior highlighting China's rising volatility in regional conflicts Highlights how 'strategic patience' helps civilizations handle tensions, like China-India and China-Taiwan issues

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Chih-yu Shih is Professor, School of Political Science and International Relations, Tongji University. He teaches China studies, anthropology of knowledge and international relations theory. He has devoted his academic career to researching, teaching, and writing on the cultural and political agency of human society in Asia. He is a well-known scholar with several publications that consistently challenge the mainstream views on the law of human behavior and gather evidence of human agency from developing countries.

Swaran Singh is a Professor at the Centre for International Politics, Organisation and Disarmament (CIPOD), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi), President of Association of Asia Scholars. He has been formerly visiting professor/scholar at University of British Columbia (Vancouver), Australian National University (Canberra), Science Po (Bordeaux, France) University of Peace (Costa Rica), Peking, Fudan and Xiamen Universities among others. He has several publications to his credit.

Reena Marwah is a Professor at Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. She has published over 20 books as well as several articles and book chapters. Her latest authored book is India-Philippines Relations: Intersecting Interests, Shared Vision and Way forward, by Routledge. She is the founding editor of Millennial Asia, a quarterly journal on Asian Studies of the Association of Asia Scholars.

Inhalt

Strategic Patience in India China Relations.- Cosmological foundations of strategic patience in Indic and Sinic civilisations and their contemporary relevance.- A Relational Approach to Strategic Patience.- From Annexation to Vassalization Comparing Pre-Modern China's Strategic Choices over the Korean Peninsula.- Strategic Patience in Leadership: A Case of Cognitive Flexibility or Epistemic Validations in India-China Relationship.- Managing the Sino-India Relationship How ASEAN Survives with Strategic Patience.- Exploring the Role of SAARC and SCO as Catalyst in Promoting the Practices of Strategic Patience between India and China.- Strategic Patience in India-China Interface: Shaping the region from Indochina to the South China Sea.- Taiwan's Strategic Patience: Redefining US-Taiwan Relations through A Cultural Perspective.- Navigating Geopolitical Waters: India's Approach to Strategic Patience in the Taiwan Straits.- The Border of Strategic Patience: China's path to governing Xinjiang and shaping regional order in Central Asia. Strategic Patience: A Comparative Analysis of Indian and Chinese Nuclear policy.- An Analysis of China's Strategic Patience in China-India Border Negotiations Since 2020 draft.- Sino-Indian Economic Relations: Do Mutual Interests Demand Strategic Patience.