The balance of power in Asia: an analysis of Sino-Indian security and defense relations

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https://doi.org/10.5380/cg.v11i2.86791

Abstract

The present article aims to understand whether security and defense issues in Sino-Indian relations can be better characterized as a security dilemma or as a conflict of interests. Exploratory research and literature review are used as methodological tools associated with the application of the Butterfield-Herz-Jervis (BHJ) model proposed by Shipping Tang. The BHJ model makes it possible to assess the whether or not a security dilemma exists through the investigation of three factors: anarchy, the absence of evil intentions among states, and the accumulation of power containing offensive capabilities. The investigation is supported by the nature of three dimensions grounded in Sino-Indian relations: 1) the dimension of territorial and border issues in the regions of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh; 2) the dimension of the disputes for influence and preeminence in the South Asian and Indian Ocean Region (SA-IOR) area; and 3) the naval and armaments dimension of the Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean. The work contributes to the research agenda about the Asian balance of power, more specifically, the Sino-Indian relationship, predominantly marked by intense conflict of interests.

Author Biographies

William Daldegan, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul

Doutor em Relações Internacionais (San Tiago Dantas - UNESP, UNICAMP, PUC SP)

Professor do Instituto de Filosofia, Sociologia e Política e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Política da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel)

Julia Adriane Ferreira Bretanha, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul

Acadêmica do Curso de Bacharelado em Relações Internacionais na Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel)

Julia Maria Soares Andrade Rudrigues, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul

Acadêmica do Curso de Bacharelado em Relações Internacionais na Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel)

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2023-01-02

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Daldegan, W., Bretanha, J. A. F., & Rudrigues, J. M. S. A. (2023). The balance of power in Asia: an analysis of Sino-Indian security and defense relations. Conjuntura Global, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/cg.v11i2.86791

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