Shalendra D. Sharma: China and India in the Age of Globalization

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China and India, boasting the world’s most ancient civilizations, are at the crossroads of its heritage and the challenges of globalization. On the one hand, as two largest developing countries, the rise of the Dragon and the Tiger have become the most influential global phenomenon in the post-Cold War international affairs. While the United States is still the only military superpower, it is readily apparent that China and India are increasingly seeking to gain regional and even global influence through their economic development and military modernization. On the other hand, the most populous authoritarian state and the most populous democracy, a half-century after their farewell to long history of national tragedies, are struggling to meet their growing challenges of popular nationalism, economic inequality, social injustice, and complicated regional and global environments. It is always irresistible to compare these two rising powers’ strategies of embracing opportunities and meeting challenges of globalization, and Shalendra Sharma’s book China and India in the Age of Globalization provides the readers a well-researched comparative study on this subject. …