China in the neighbourhood

Shantanu Roy-Chaudhary's book The China Factor presents good background reading for anyone interested in assessing China's relations with some of India's neighbours

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The book’s first two chapters summarise China’s aspirations and set the stage for the following four chapters

Megha Pardhi

4 min read Last Updated : Jul 28 2022 | 1:55 AM IST

The China Factor: Beijing's Expanding Engagement in Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, and Myanmar

Author: Shantanu Roy-Chaudhary

Publisher: K W Publishers

Pages: 394

Price: Rs 1,480

As Sri Lanka struggles with one of the worst economic crises in its history, the role of China’s debt in the Sri Lankan financial emergency has come to the forefront. Irrespective of Beijing’s contribution to this crisis, China’s investments and other engagements in India’s neighbourhood have come under scrutiny again. Against this backdrop, Shantanu Roy-Chaudhary’s book The China Factor presents good background reading for anyone interested in assessing China’s relations with some of India’s neighbours.

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