India and China, the cultural cousins’ of the past were reduced to colonial cousins’ during the 19th century by the British colonialists. If the colonial connections strengthened the bonds between the Indian and Chinese people during the 19th century, the same sowed the seeds of conflict during the 20th century. India wished to forge alliance with the nationalist as well as the communist China; however, the colonial legacy denied that alliance with both the parties. India’s hobnobbing with Taiwan in the wake of the 1962 hostilities did not go unnoticed in Beijing, however, after the relations were restored between India and China in mid 1970s, India became cautious and remains so developing more intimate relations with Taiwan, albeit there is a momentum as far as cultural and educational ties are concerned.
India and Taiwan: From Benign Neglect to Pragmatism is a collection of eleven essays by eminent Indian and Taiwanese scholars, as well as research scholars who look at the multifaceted relationship between India and the Republic of China and contemporary Taiwan from strategic, trade, economics, educational and cultural perspectives. This has been a multilayered relationship where there are shades of support and sympathy, cooperation and conflict, attempts to befriend enemy’s enemy briefly, and now seeking more depth as regards security, trade, cultural and educational etc. arenas are concerned. However, China remains a factor, and both are not willing to cross the red line when we talk about relations between the two.
Major areas covered in this volume pertain to India and the ROC prior to the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, which includes perceptions on Tibet issue, quest for alliance, Chiang Kai-shek and the India-China-Burma theatre of war, the then ROC ambassador to India, Luo Jialun paying his last respect to Gandhi in 1948; India-Taiwan security and trade relations; experiences of developmental states in India and Taiwan; educational and cultural cooperation between India and Taiwan; Taiwan studies in India, the future direction of the India-China relations, and if Taiwan could play a bit of its role here.
The collected essays are pertinent, as they help us to understand the past as well as present scenarios between India and the ROC on one hand and India and Taiwan on the other. These are also relevant to any researcher delving into the India-China relations.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR B.R. Deepak
B.R. Deepak is working as an Associate Professor of Chinese at the Centre of Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He is recipient of many scholarships and awards including the prestigious Nehru Fellowship and India-China Cultural Exchange Fellowship for his doctoral and advanced studies in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Peking University, Beijing, respectively. Dr. Deepak has received his MBA from the Lancaster University Management School, UK, and Ph.D. ion Chinese history and language from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. India and china 1904-2004: A Century of Peace and Conflict is the product of his postdoctoral studies (2002-2003) at the Scottish Centre for Chinese Studies in the University of Edinburgh, UK. He is the author of India-China Relations in first half of the Twentieth Century (2001), Zhongguo wenxueshi gaiyao jiqi daibiaozuo shanxi (Concise History of Chinese Literature with Selected Lliteraray Texts) (2001), Chinese-Hindi Dictionary (2003) and co-author of Sanyukt Rashtra Bhasha Kosh (United Nations Languages Dictionary) (2002), as well as other works on India-China relations. The author has been a guest lecturer in the University of Free Berlin and University of Bremen in Germany, and has taught Chinese language, literature and civilization in the University of Edinburgh, UK.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR D.P. Tripathi
Dr. D.P. Tripathi, Professor at C.S. Azad University of Agriculture & technology, kanpur (U.P.), obtained degree of B.Sc. (Ag.) from University of Gorakhpur in 1966 and served as lecturer (Agriculture) in a teacher's Training College during 1967. he received degree of M.Sc. (Ag.) (Plant Pathology) standing first class first from Government Agricultural College, kanpur affiliated with Kanpur university in 1969 and received degree of Ph.D. from C.S. Azad university of Agric. And tech., Kanpur (U.P.) in 1983. he took long term advanced hand on training and expertise in 'Molecular Diagnostics' from IARI, new Delhi. Academically, he is also qualified in law and Indian medicine. Having experience of more than 35 years as teacher and scientist, he worked on different diseases of economic crops for their management and taught various courses both at under graduate and post graduate levels. He has published many research papers related with crop diseases management in reputed journals and is member of various academic societies. He is Honorary Secretary of Social Welfare research and development Society, Kanpur. In addition to this book, Dr. Tripathi has authored five other books entitled 'A Text Book of Plant Pathology', 'Introductory Plant Virology', 'Introductory Mycology' and 'Mushroom Cultivation' (one in Hindi and other in English).
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