The phenomenal growth of the Chinese economy and its military might during the later part of the Twentieth Century are the two most significant events with global ramifications. Napoleon’s prophetic words that China was a sleeping giant, which when wakes up will shake the whole world has proved accurate. With its fanatic national fervour, China is all set to achieve its ligitimate place – the Middle Kingdom syndrome – in the emerging multi-polar world order by 2050 AD. The most effective tool to achieve this is the Chinese Armed Forces – the PLA. Historically and traditionally, the centrality of the PLA in China’s internal and external policies has always remained unquestioned. China has recently embarked on a massive systematic programme for the modernization of its Defence Forces. Its short and long term objectives are yet to be assessed. The question now is, will a modernized professional military dance to the tune of the Chinese Communist Party? The impact of China’s Defence modernization on India’s naatioal security would be profound and direct. Are India and China natural rivals? What threats China poses for India? How should India respond to these challenges? This book examines all these and other related issues, which should be of great interest to China watchers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR C.K. Kapur
Chander K. Kapur was commissioned in June 1960 in the GRENADIERS. He has rich experience in command, staff and instructional assignments. He raised and commanded an infantry battalion in high altitude area, an infantry brigade on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and a mountain division during counter insurgency operations in Assam during the eventful periods of Operation Bajrang and Operation Rhino. A graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Lieutenant General CK Kapur also attended Command and Staff College in Indonesia in 1979 and Indian National Defence College in 1987. He held some very prestigious staff and instructional assignments including Military Attache in Indonesia with concurrent accredition to Philippines, Senior Instructor at the Defence Services Staff College, Brigadier General Staff of a Strike Corps, Additional Director General Operational Logistics at Army Headquarters. Lieutenant General CK Kapur retired as the Director General of Infantry in December 1995. Lieutenant General CK Kapur was awarded the Field Marshal KM Cariappa Fellowship for the year 1998-1999 by the United Service Institution of India (USI) for research on “Modernisation of the Chinese Armed Forces (PLA) and its Impact on India’s National Securityâ€.
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