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The Rise Of China brings to focus the emergence of China as an economic and a political superpower. The degree of China’s ascent is also viewed as a threat to the United States. From the Indian perspective, this can be viewed either as a threat, or as a chance to extend a hand of friendship. This book has been custom made for those who have academic and plenary interest in International Relations. It can also be a source of reference for those who have underlying interests in Foreign Relations and on the dynamics of Indo-China relations. The contents have been divided into three parts. The first part has been titled Domestic Developments in China. The chapters include China’s Economic Rise: From Hindi-Chini Bhai Bhai to Hindi-Chini Buy-Buy, Domestic Politics in Contemporary China: Ideas, Institutionalisation and Issues, and China’s Military Modernization: Dragon Fire on India. The second part is titled China’s Foreign Policy with the chapters China in the Asia-Pacific: A State of Flux, China and the United States: Jostling Begins, and China’s Resource Diplomacy: India Struggles to Catch-Up. The third part has the title China’s India Policy with the chapters Sino-Indian Territorial Issues: The “Razor’s Edge”, The Tibet Conundrum in Sino-Indian Ties, and China in South Asia: A Tightening Embrace.  Harsh V. Pant is a lecturer at the King’s College, London, in the Department of Defence Studies. He specialises on Asia-Pacific Security issues. He is the author of books like Contemporary Debates in Indian Foreign and Security Policy, and Indian Foreign Policy in a Unipolar World.