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Is This the Time for the Indian Elephant and the Chinese Dragon to Dance Together?
Is This the Time for the Indian Elephant and the Chinese Dragon to Dance Together?
The idea of an Indian elephant and a Chinese dragon tangoing together sounds very interesting and fascinating. Whether they can in real life is a totally different matter. But even if they can’t dance, with some discipline, guidance and nudge from the right quarters, they can stroll together amiably like good friends.
Keeping in mind the benefits of the time tested home truth of not letting differences become disputes and disputes escalating into open conflicts, China and India accounting for roughly one-third of the world’s population can and should manage their relations. They have a lot to contribute to global stability, peace and progress and welfare of humanity to fritter away their energy, resources and time in avoidable contestations.
The mantra of Panchasheel, if embraced, imbibed and followed in letter and spirit can show the path of close, cordial, productive and collaborative relations between the two Asian giants destined to shape the destiny of this century.
This book doesn’t pedal woolly romanticism nor chest-thumping jingoism. The Contributors have presented the prevailing harsh realities on the ground as they are, cautioned about pitfalls and after dispassionate analysis suggested practical steps to take the Sino-Indian relationship forward.
If the book makes readers pause and ponder over what’s happened and think in a forward-looking manner about what can happen if India & China came together, its purpose would have been served.
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The idea of an Indian elephant and a Chinese dragon tangoing together sounds very interesting and fascinating. Whether they can in real life is a totally different matter. But even if they can’t dance, with some discipline, guidance and nudge from the right quarters, they can stroll together amiably like good friends.
Keeping in mind the benefits of the time tested home truth of not letting differences become disputes and disputes escalating into open conflicts, China and India accounting for roughly one-third of the world’s population can and should manage their relations. They have a lot to contribute to global stability, peace and progress and welfare of humanity to fritter away their energy, resources and time in avoidable contestations.
The mantra of Panchasheel, if embraced, imbibed and followed in letter and spirit can show the path of close, cordial, productive and collaborative relations between the two Asian giants destined to shape the destiny of this century.
This book doesn’t pedal woolly romanticism nor chest-thumping jingoism. The Contributors have presented the prevailing harsh realities on the ground as they are, cautioned about pitfalls and after dispassionate analysis suggested practical steps to take the Sino-Indian relationship forward.
If the book makes readers pause and ponder over what’s happened and think in a forward-looking manner about what can happen if India & China came together, its purpose would have been served.
Author/Editor
Editor: Amb. Surendra Kumar (Retd.)
Surendra Kumar has served as India’s Ambassador to Libya, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea; as High Commissioner to Kenya, Swaziland and Malta and PR to UNEP and UN-Habitat. He has served as the Minister (PI and Cul) at the High Commission of India in London and as Consul General in Chicago.
Ambassador Kumar retired as the Dean, Foreign Service Institute/Secy MEA. He was Adviser, International Relations at INTACH and for a year DG, Global Economic Forum at
Amity University.
He has authored 8 books: The Legends of Indian Cinema; Kokila (a novel); In the Minds of the Maestros (Coffee-table book); Sirf Sipahi (a collection of Hindi Poems); Beyond Diplomatic Dilemmas (memoir); Modi’s Midas Touch in Foreign Policy and Who Should Say Sorry for Two Millennia of Injustices? and Unforgettable Divas of Bollywood. He has edited 8 books with over 140 contributors: India of My Dreams; What will Leapfrog India in the 21st Century?; The World Through the Eyes of Indian Diplomats; Whither India in 2022?; India’s Foreign Policy in the post-Covid World and Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: India at 75; India and the Global South: Prospects and Challenges. The book Can India and Pakistan Ever be Good Neighbours? edited by him was launched by Dr Shashi Tharoor at the IIC on 19th August 2025. He founded Indo-American Friendship Association, New Delhi in March 2010.
Book Details |
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| Author/Editor | Editor: Amb. Surendra Kumar (Retd.) |
| ISBN | 978-93-47435-91-1 |
| Subject | History and Politics |
| Number of Pages | 156 |
| Weight | 338 |
| Publisher | Har-Anand Publications Pvt. Ltd. |
| Publication Year | 2026 |
| Language | English |
| Binding | Hardback |
