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Product details
- ISBN 9781041373780
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 04 Aug 2026
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
This title examines strategic patience as a framework for understanding India-China relations and Indo-Pacific dynamics. It addresses conceptual foundations through relational approaches and historical analysis of pre-modern China's engagement strategies. The book also covers leadership decision-making, epistemic validation and cognitive flexibility in bilateral relations, and:
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Examines strategic patience as a conceptual framework in India-China relations with focus on relational approaches and historical precedents
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Analyzes epistemic validation and cognitive flexibility in leadership decision-making within India-China relationship
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Addresses regional dimensions of strategic patience through ASEAN, SAARC and SCO institutional frameworks
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Covers cross-strait relations and Taiwan's strategic positioning in US-Taiwan dynamics
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Examines China's governance approach in Xinjiang and regional order shaping in Central Asia
This title has been co-published with Knowledge World Publishers. T&F does not sell or distribute the print versions in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri lanka.
Chih-yu Shih is Professor at the School of Political Science and International Relations, Tongji University, and Professor Emeritus at National Taiwan University. His research covers international relations theory, cultural studies, intellectual history, and Confucianism. Recent publications include Relations and Roles in China's Internationalism, Confucian Governmentality and Socialist Autocracy in Contemporary China, and Post-Chineseness. He launched the journal Pluriversal International Relations in 2026.
Reena Marwah is former Professor at Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi, and currently affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania for the Advance Study of India. She is Secretary General of the Association of Asia Scholars and Founding Editor of Millennial Asia: An International Journal of Asian Studies. Her research focuses on Southeast Asian international relations and economic development.
