Sangeeta Thapliyal is Chairperson at the Centre for Inner Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

• List of Figures and MapsAcknowledgementsContributorsIntroductionSangeeta Thapliyal1. Breaching the Himalayan Frontiers: An Adjunct of the China DreamRajiv Narayanan2. Gilgit-Baltistan and the Sino-Pak two-front Security Imbroglio for IndiaNishant Bhardwaj3. Understanding the Galwan Conflict Through the Lens of Offensive RealismHaans J. Freddy4. China’s Strategy in the Northeast IndiaP.R. Shankar5. The “Arunachal” Factor in Sino-Indian RelationsNani Bath6. Sikkim where India-China Meet: Reflections on Chinese EncroachmentAnanta Swarup Bijendra De Gurung7. China Overrun: The Case of BhutanI.P. Khosla8. From Guidance to Consultation: India’s Policy Towards BhutanMathew Joseph C.9. History and Perceptions: India–Nepal RelationsSangeeta Thapliyal10. The Stability of Instability: Chinese Engagements in Nepal and Implications for IndiaNihar R. Nayak11. China’s Upstream Activities: Water Concerns, Tensions and CooperationAmit RanjanIndex

Sangeeta Thapliyal is Chairperson at the Centre for Inner Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

• List of Figures and MapsAcknowledgementsContributorsIntroductionSangeeta Thapliyal1. Breaching the Himalayan Frontiers: An Adjunct of the China DreamRajiv Narayanan2. Gilgit-Baltistan and the Sino-Pak two-front Security Imbroglio for IndiaNishant Bhardwaj3. Understanding the Galwan Conflict Through the Lens of Offensive RealismHaans J. Freddy4. China’s Strategy in the Northeast IndiaP.R. Shankar5. The “Arunachal” Factor in Sino-Indian RelationsNani Bath6. Sikkim where India-China Meet: Reflections on Chinese EncroachmentAnanta Swarup Bijendra De Gurung7. China Overrun: The Case of BhutanI.P. Khosla8. From Guidance to Consultation: India’s Policy Towards BhutanMathew Joseph C.9. History and Perceptions: India–Nepal RelationsSangeeta Thapliyal10. The Stability of Instability: Chinese Engagements in Nepal and Implications for IndiaNihar R. Nayak11. China’s Upstream Activities: Water Concerns, Tensions and CooperationAmit RanjanIndex

Sangeeta Thapliyal is Chairperson at the Centre for Inner Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

• List of Figures and MapsAcknowledgementsContributorsIntroductionSangeeta Thapliyal1. Breaching the Himalayan Frontiers: An Adjunct of the China DreamRajiv Narayanan2. Gilgit-Baltistan and the Sino-Pak two-front Security Imbroglio for IndiaNishant Bhardwaj3. Understanding the Galwan Conflict Through the Lens of Offensive RealismHaans J. Freddy4. China’s Strategy in the Northeast IndiaP.R. Shankar5. The “Arunachal” Factor in Sino-Indian RelationsNani Bath6. Sikkim where India-China Meet: Reflections on Chinese EncroachmentAnanta Swarup Bijendra De Gurung7. China Overrun: The Case of BhutanI.P. Khosla8. From Guidance to Consultation: India’s Policy Towards BhutanMathew Joseph C.9. History and Perceptions: India–Nepal RelationsSangeeta Thapliyal10. The Stability of Instability: Chinese Engagements in Nepal and Implications for IndiaNihar R. Nayak11. China’s Upstream Activities: Water Concerns, Tensions and CooperationAmit RanjanIndex