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Strangers Across the Border : Indian Encounters in Boomtown China

	Strangers Across The Border : Indian Encounters In Boomtown China by Reshma Patil
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Is India a friend, rival or enemy? journalist Reshma Patil asked every stranger she met across the border from Beijing to boom towns in heady years as China rose to be the world`s second-largest economy, the second-most powerful nation and a great unknown on the global stage. India`s billion-rupee brands were almost anonymous next-door when Patil came from Mumbai to Beijing as Hindustan times first China correspondent and one of just four resident Indian correspondents.

Strangers across the Border is a reporters behind-the-scenes travelogue and commentary of a time when the rivalry between Asias two largest powers shifted into a new and unpredictable phase with China often taking its largest neighbor by strategic surprise. It is an account of the factors that influence Beijings India strategy for better and worse and project Indias economic and political image in China. The writer narrates exclusive conversations central to the unfolding sino - Indian relationship, from official circles to rebel groups, elite classrooms to official newsrooms that warn India of dangerous consequences, geopolitical frontiers where the Asian giants collide and Chinese Bangalore`s where they struggle to converge. Strangers across the border provides a significant starting point to better understand the political and economic churning inside China and its impact on Asia.

ISBN - 9789351361701

Pages : 256