Kina og Indien – 2 stormagter måler hinanden og fremtiden

Time: Wednesday 17 November at 14 – 16 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, ground floor, Strandgade 71, Christianshavn, 1401 Kbn K

Time: Wednesday 17 November at 14 – 16 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, ground floor, Strandgade 71, Christianshavn, 1401 Kbn K

The Sino-Indian relations have become an inclusive phenomenon. As the global economic integration deepens and the economies of both China and India develop rapidly, new conditions are being created for reshaping Sino-Indian relations.

Though there are a series of impediments restricting the depth and extent to which they can cooperate, potential opportunities have been created to reshape the bilateral relationship.

Three scenarios could dominate the prospects of Sino-Indian relations in coming times.

First, both India and China will remain isolated from each other, and a ‘zero-sum competitive’ relationship will exist between the two. Both would prefer to compete with each other as they grow stronger, and this competition would be reflected from the Indian Ocean to the neighboring areas of Central Asia, South-East Asia, and South Asia.

The second emerging scenario is the establishment of full fledged bilateral free trade area and the formation of an overall strategic alliance between the two countries at the global level. Though this remains an unrealistic scenario, given the underlying obstacles between China and India, still both would like to consider that and try to accommodate each other’s interests in the overall design of Rising Asia.

IIn that context, the club of BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) is an opportunity. Third, China-India relations will temporarily move towards mutual propensity, but the relationship between the two will restrict to ‘being good neighbours’ only.

Speakers

* Jagannath P. Panda, Research Fellow, IDSA, New Delhi, India
* Luke Anthony Patey, Project Researcher, DIIS
* Karsten Jakob Møller, Major General/Senior Analyst, DIIS

PROGRAMME

14.00-14.05
Introduction by Karsten Jakob Møller, Major General/Senior Analyst, DIIS

14.05-14.45
Sino-Indian Relations in Strategic Asia by Jagannath P. Panda, Research Fellow, IDSA, New Delhi, India

14.45-15.05
Discussant: Luke Anthony Patey, Project Researcher, DIIS

15.05-15.25
Coffee Break

15.25-16.00
Open Discussion

Chair: Karsten Jakob Møller, Major General/Senior Analyst, DIIS

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please use our online registration form on http://www.diis.dk/sw101285.asp

And do so no later than Tuesday, 15 November 2010 at 12.00 noon.

Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), The Conference Section, Strandgade 56, 1401 Kbn K, tlf. 32 69 87 51, e-mail: [email protected] og web: www.diis.dk