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DRAGONUL ȘI ELEFANTUL: O PERSPECTIVĂ ASUPRA RELAȚIILOR CHINA – INDIA
DRAGON AND THE ELEPHANT: A PERSPECTIVE ON CHINA – INDIA RELATIONS

Author(s): Viorella Manolache
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, International relations/trade
Published by: EDITURA INSTITUTULUI DE ȘTIINȚE POLITICE ȘI RELAȚII INTERNAȚIONALE ”Ion I. C. Brătianu”
Keywords: China-India Relations; The China-India Strategic Partnership; China-India Relations in Central Asia; China-India Relations regarding the Indian Ocean Strategy

Summary/Abstract: The present article uses a sequential perspective (2004-2020) in order to illustrate the functioning of the rule vs./and – the dragon – the elephant – by approaching three connected levels as a perspective on China-India relations: The China-India Strategic Partnership; China-India relations in Central Asia; China-India relations regarding the Indian Ocean Strategy. The statement that contextualizes the landmarks of China-India relations values longxiang-gongwu, following the rhythm of the dragon with the elephant, a dynamic subsumed under the reaffirmed principles of interdependence and cooperation, but also of perpetuation of a the projective-duplication relationship.

  • Issue Year: XXIII/2026
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 57-71
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Romanian
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